Andrew Ghalili

Andrew joined NUFDI as a Senior Policy Analyst in 2023 and was promoted to Policy Director in January of 2026.

After graduating from Johns Hopkins University with an Economics degree, Andrew received his MA in Global Security Studies and his Certificate in Intelligence, also from Johns Hopkins. While in graduate school, Andrew served as a foreign policy intern in the United States Senate. Andrew was previously a Senior Policy Analyst at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) from 2021-2023.

His writing has appeared in The National Interest, 19 Forty Five, Algemeiner, The Washington Times, The Jewish News Syndicate, Mosaic, and more.