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Vidal Bustamante - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Constanza-Vidal-Bustamente-thumbnail.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Constanza-Vidal-Bustamente-thumbnail.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/constanza-m-vidal-bustamante">Constanza M. Vidal Bustamante</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/sam-howell" aria-label="Sam Howell - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/sam-howell-square.png 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/sam-howell-square.png 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/sam-howell">Sam Howell</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Associate Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/caleb-withers" aria-label="Caleb Withers - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Caleb-Withers-thumbv2.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Caleb-Withers-thumbv2.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/caleb-withers">Caleb Withers</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Research Associate, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/noah-greene" aria-label="Noah Greene - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Noah-Greene-thumbnail.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Noah-Greene-thumbnail.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/noah-greene">Noah Greene</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Research Assistant, AI Safety and Stability Project</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/ruby-scanlon" aria-label="Ruby Scanlon - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Ruby-thumb.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Ruby-thumb.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/ruby-scanlon">Ruby Scanlon</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Research Assistant, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/morgan-peirce" aria-label="Morgan Peirce - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/morgan-peirce-thumb-2024.png 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/morgan-peirce-thumb-2024.png 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/morgan-peirce">Morgan Peirce</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Research Assistant, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/hilal-aka" aria-label="Hilal Aka - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/hilal-thumb.png 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/hilal-thumb.png 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/hilal-aka">Hilal Aka</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Intern, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/lieutenant-commander-thelmar-a-rosarda" aria-label="Lieutenant Commander Thelmar A. Rosarda - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Mar-thumb.png 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Mar-thumb.png 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/lieutenant-commander-thelmar-a-rosarda">Lieutenant Commander Thelmar A. Rosarda</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Senior Military Fellow, U.S. Navy</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/samuel-bendett" aria-label="Samuel Bendett - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Bendett_Sam_Thumb.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Bendett_Sam_Thumb.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/samuel-bendett">Samuel Bendett</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/pablo-chavez" aria-label="Pablo Chavez - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Pablo-Pic.jpeg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Pablo-Pic.jpeg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/pablo-chavez">Pablo Chavez</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/tim-fist" aria-label="Tim Fist - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Fist_thumb.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Fist_thumb.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/tim-fist">Tim Fist</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Senior Adjunct Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/john-costello" aria-label="John Costello - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/John-Costello-Headshot.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/John-Costello-Headshot.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/john-costello">John Costello</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/ryan-fedasiuk" aria-label="Ryan Fedasiuk - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Fedasiuk-thumb.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Fedasiuk-thumb.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/ryan-fedasiuk">Ryan Fedasiuk</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/jacob-helberg" aria-label="Jacob Helberg - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Edited-Jacob-Helberg-thumbnail.jpeg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Edited-Jacob-Helberg-thumbnail.jpeg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/jacob-helberg">Jacob Helberg</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/michelle-holko-phd-pmp" aria-label="Michelle Holko, PhD, PMP - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/holko-thumb.png 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/holko-thumb.png 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/michelle-holko-phd-pmp">Michelle Holko, PhD, PMP</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/elsa-b-kania" aria-label="Elsa B. Kania - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Kania-Thumb-Square.png 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Kania-Thumb-Square.png 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/elsa-b-kania">Elsa B. Kania</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/margarita-rita-konaev" aria-label="Margarita "Rita" Konaev - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/96654/Rita-Konaev-Thumbnail.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/96654/Rita-Konaev-Thumbnail.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/margarita-rita-konaev">Margarita "Rita" Konaev</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/brendan-mccord" aria-label="Brendan McCord - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Brendan-Mccord.png 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Brendan-Mccord.png 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/brendan-mccord">Brendan McCord</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/dr-lynne-e-parker" aria-label="Dr. Lynne E. Parker - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Parker-1-Thumb.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Parker-1-Thumb.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/dr-lynne-e-parker">Dr. Lynne E. Parker</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program, Associate Vice Chancellor, University of Tennessee and Director of the AI Tennessee Initiative</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/ben-renda" aria-label="Ben Renda - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/BenRenda-thumb.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/BenRenda-thumb.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/ben-renda">Ben Renda</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology & National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/michael-sellitto" aria-label="Michael Sellitto - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Sellitto-Thumb.png 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Sellitto-Thumb.png 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/michael-sellitto">Michael Sellitto</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology & National Security Program, Head of Global Affairs, Anthropic</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/lt-gen-jack-shanahan-usaf-ret" aria-label="John (Jack) N.T. Shanahan - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Shanahan.jpeg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Shanahan.jpeg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/lt-gen-jack-shanahan-usaf-ret">John (Jack) N.T. Shanahan</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/jordan-schneider" aria-label="Jordan Schneider - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/schneider-thumb.png 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/schneider-thumb.png 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/jordan-schneider">Jordan Schneider</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/anthony-vinci" aria-label="Anthony Vinci - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/vinci-thumb.png 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/vinci-thumb.png 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/anthony-vinci">Anthony Vinci</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/grace-park" aria-label="Grace Park - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/headshot.jpeg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/headshot.jpeg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/grace-park">Grace Park</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Former Visiting Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/bob-sorensen" aria-label="Bob Sorensen - research team"> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_120xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Sorensen-Oct-2023_2024-05-29-150901_mpsw.jpg 1x, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files.cnas.org/thumbnails/_240xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/Sorensen-Oct-2023_2024-05-29-150901_mpsw.jpg 2x" width="120" height="120" class="desaturate" alt=""> </a> <h3 class="h4 margin-vertical-half-em person-list__name"> <a href="https://www.cnas.org/people/bob-sorensen">Bob Sorensen</a> </h3> <p class="person-list__title">Adjunct Senior Fellow, Technology and National Security Program</p> </li> <li> <a class="team-link" href="https://www.cnas.org/people/dr-keegan-mcbride" aria-label="Dr. Keegan McBride - 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