Meridian builds understanding, guides collaboration, and drives action to address our world’s complex challenges.
We help our clients and partners develop and implement solutions to complicated, often controversial problems—big and small, global and local. Together, we navigate the questions, context, and implications surrounding the challenges ahead.
Our approach brings together three elements: our deep understanding of the issues at hand; our dedicated, expert team; and our ability to support constructive discussions, decisions, and actions that shape the world for the better.
Our Focus Areas
Our Professionals
Deborah Atwood
Senior Fellow and Executive Director of AGree
Robyn Paulekas
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Michael R. Taylor
Senior Fellow
Heather Lair
Partner
Todd Barker
Senior Partner and Practice Director
Our Professionals
Melissa Pinfield
Senior Fellow
Michael Lesnick
Senior Partner
Jimena Solano
Mediator and Program Associate
Mallorie Bruns
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Todd Barker
Senior Partner and Practice Director
Our Professionals
Connie Lewis
Senior Fellow
Molly Mayo
Senior Partner
Jennifer Pratt Miles
Senior Mediator and Program Director
Robyn Paulekas
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Todd Barker
Senior Partner and Practice Director
Our Professionals
Jimena Solano
Mediator and Program Associate
Marielena Octavio
Mediator and Program Manager
Brad Spangler
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Timothy Mealey
Senior Partner and Managing Director
Mallorie Bruns
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Our Professionals
Connie Lewis
Senior Fellow
Jennifer Pratt Miles
Senior Mediator and Program Director
John Ehrmann
Senior Partner
Our Professionals
Rich Innes
Senior Fellow
Molly Mayo
Senior Partner
Meghan Massaua
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Heather Lair
Partner
John Ehrmann
Senior Partner
Our Professionals
Heather Lair
Partner
Warren Edwards
Senior Fellow
Michael Lesnick
Senior Partner
Meghan Massaua
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Brad Spangler
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Our Professionals
Heather Lair
Partner
Michael Lesnick
Senior Partner
Todd Barker
Senior Partner and Practice Director
Jennifer Pratt Miles
Senior Mediator and Program Director
Our Professionals
Brad Spangler
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Meghan Massaua
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Molly Mayo
Senior Partner
Robyn Paulekas
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Marielena Octavio
Mediator and Program Manager
I have proudly been associated with Meridian and its founders for over 30 years. Having seen the good and the bad of American politics firsthand, I commend Meridian for staying above the fray, doing the hard work of forging practical, bipartisan solutions to the problems we face.
Former Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Founding Chair of the Meridian Institute Board of Directors