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Alexa Chopivsky, Executive Director
 Alexa Chopivsky is the Executive Director of the Women's Foreign Policy Group. Previously, as the founding Executive Director of Ukraine House Davos, Ms. Chopivsky led the creation and elevation of Ukraine’s country investment promotion platform alongside the World Economic Forum, both before and after the war. She served as deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Ukraine Invest and was an adviser to the Minister of Economic Development, Trade, and Agriculture of Ukraine. Since 2012, she has served as the Director of the Program on the World Economy at the Aspen Institute. Ms. Chopivsky started her career as a journalist at NBC News, where she covered world events from the New York, Washington, and London bureaus. She later moved to Kyiv, where she was a consultant for an American firm and a freelance journalist, traveling across Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. Ms. Chopivsky is the Founder of Transnational Education Group and served as Executive Director of the American Center for a European Ukraine. She serves on the boards of National Cathedral School, Orchestra of the Americas Group, Teach for Ukraine, The Washington Group, and Ukrainian Freedom Fund. In 2021, the President of Ukraine awarded Ms. Chopivsky the Order of Princess Olga. Ms. Chopivsky received a BA from Yale University with distinction in Political Science and Russian & East European Studies, an MS from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and an MIPP from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. Contact: [email protected] Lindsay Sharman, Senior Program Officer
 Lindsay Sharman is the Senior Program Officer at the Women's Foreign Policy Group, where she oversees the creation of meaningful international affairs programming and mentorship experiences. In 2024, she graduated with honors from Princeton University, where she received a degree in Public & International Affairs and a certificate in Spanish Language & Culture. Lindsay wrote her dissertation on Holocaust education policy in Argentina, for which she traveled to Buenos Aires to interview government officials, historians, and educators. Lindsay was a participant in the inaugural Princeton Policy Advocacy Clinic, where she worked with a Congressional office to produce a 136-page policy memorandum on criminal justice reform. In addition to working as a Research Assistant and involvement with several non-profits, she has completed internships with two Members of Congress, as well as a Strategy Consulting internship at Capital One. She is originally from Atlanta, Georgia. Contact: [email protected]
 Julia received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The Pennsylvania State University in May 2024, with a regional focus on the Middle East. In August 2024, she began the Master of International Affairs program at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, concentrating in U.S. Foreign Policy, and is expected to graduate in Spring 2026. Julia has gained professional experience across defense, security, and international affairs institutions. She previously interned with the International Engagement Directorate (IED) at the Defense Technology Security Administration (DTSA), where she focused on defense policy and technology security. She also conducted open-source intelligence analysis in support of U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 through the Foreign Military Studies Office’s (FMSO) Great Power M-DIME Project. Her professional interests include diplomacy, defense and national security, peacebuilding and stabilization, foreign aid, post-conflict recovery, and Middle East policy. Casey is a master’s student in Democracy & Governance at Georgetown University, where she also serves as the Social Media and Outreach Coordinator for the program. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University in 2025, in Political Science with a minor in Communication. Her professional experience includes serving as a district congressional intern in the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as working as a Federal Campaign Fellow with the Progressive Turnout Project, supporting a successful campaign in a competitive swing district. Casey also studied abroad at the Université de Strasbourg, where firsthand exposure to European institutions, democratic backsliding, and post-conflict recovery solidified her academic and professional interests in democracy and governance. Additionally, she is a TEDx speaker whose talk examined how pop culture and social media trends shape the public perception of women, influence elections, and reinforce or challenge democratic norms. Following her master’s degree, she hopes to work in media and strategic communications, focusing on how digital platforms and public-facing content can reinforce democratic values and counter political disengagement.  Hannah is a senior at The George Washington University, where she studies International Affairs, concentrates in African Studies and Conflict Resolution, and minors in Data Science. Her academic and research interests center on digital and climate policy, human rights and inequality, and conflict resolution. Hannah recently returned from studying at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, where she examined precolonial South African history and the political economy of Africa and the Global South. In addition to her studies in the Russian language, she holds DI and DII level diplomas in German with fluency in the language. At GWU, she worked as a research assistant, drawing on her language fluency to conduct policy-relevant research on how radical movements in Germany have reshaped discourse on global climate governance. Previously, she interned with The Samburu Project, an LA-based non-profit, transferring over a decade of data on 100+ wells into ArcGIS and analyzing community surveys from rural Kenya to assess the impacts of water access on education and health outcomes. Following her undergraduate degree, she plans to pursue a career in foreign affairs or the NGO/non-profit realm. When she is not studying or working, Hannah spends her free time cooking, playing rugby, and exploring DC.  Gracie is a third-year student at George Washington University studying International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict Resolution and a minor in Economics. Her academic and career interests lie in post-conflict peacebuilding and economic development. During the summer and fall of 2025, Gracie studied abroad in Amsterdam, studying human trafficking and the sex trade, and Copenhagen, studying the Holocaust and Genocide, which strengthened her understanding of human rights advocacy and the long-term social and economic impacts of conflict.Outside of academics, Gracie is a member of GW’s chapter of Sigma Iota Rho, where she serves as the VP of Marketing. She has interned for George Washington University’s Women’s Leadership Program and is a member of the Club Softball team. In the future, Gracie hopes to work with international NGOs and non-profits working to support sustainable and community-driven peacebuilding solutions in post-conflict environments.  Anna Zell is a fourth-year undergraduate at George Washington University pursuing a B.A. in International Affairs and French with a concentration in Comparative Political, Economic, and Social Systems. Her academic and career interests focus on transatlantic relations, diplomacy, trade, and development. She has previously served as a legal intern in two immigration law offices, and as a Press Intern and Educational Intern at the Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. She completed two semesters abroad at Sciences Po in Paris, France, and CET in Florence, Italy, studying foreign relations, political science, and European institutions. Anna is expected to graduate in May of 2026, hoping to pursue a career in foreign policy and diplomacy to advance international cooperation. |