Debra Eisenman is Assistant Director of Global Policy Programs at Asia Society. In this capacity, she develops and manages projects on governance, security, and development challenges throughout Asia, with a particular focus on Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, and Burma/Myanmar. Prior to this position, Debra served as Senior Program Officer to the department. Before joining Asia Society, Debra worked on the Peacebuilding and Western Balkans grantmaking programs of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Debra also served as a Program Associate at the National Crime Prevention Council, working on programs to advance youth civic engagement and individual and community safety. Debra was a volunteer election observer in Kosovo’s 2010 parliamentary elections and in Albania’s 2011 local elections. She holds a master’s degree in politics from New York University, and is a cum laude graduate of the University of Maryland with high honors in her government and politics major.