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
Michael R. Taylor
Senior Fellow
Heather Lair
Partner
Deborah Atwood
Senior Fellow
Laurie Ristino
Program Director and General Counsel
Sareh Forouzesh
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Our Professionals
Mark X. Jacobs
Senior Mediator and Program Director
Tim Mealey
Senior Fellow
Jimena Solano
Mediator and Program Manager
Michael Lesnick
Senior Fellow
John Ehrmann
Senior Fellow
Our Professionals
Molly Mayo
Senior Partner
Mark X. Jacobs
Senior Mediator and Program Director
Robyn Paulekas
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Tori Anderson
Mediator and Program Associate
Todd Barker
Chief Executive Officer
Our Professionals
Katrina Gehman
Mediator and Program Associate
Mallorie Bruns
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Jimena Solano
Mediator and Program Manager
Brad Spangler
Senior Mediator and Program Director
Michael Lesnick
Senior Fellow
Our Professionals
John Ehrmann
Senior Fellow
Connie Lewis
Senior Fellow
Jessica Loman
Affiliate
Jennifer Pratt Miles
Partner and Practice Director
Our Professionals
Molly Mayo
Senior Partner
Heather Lair
Partner
Laura Windecker
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Ian Yue
Mediator and Program Manager
John Ehrmann
Senior Fellow
Our Professionals
Meghan Massaua
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Michael Lesnick
Senior Fellow
Heather Lair
Partner
Warren Edwards
Senior Fellow
Brad Spangler
Senior Mediator and Program Director
Our Professionals
Todd Barker
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Lesnick
Senior Fellow
Jennifer Pratt Miles
Partner and Practice Director
Heather Lair
Partner
Our Professionals
Robyn Paulekas
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Molly Mayo
Senior Partner
Brad Spangler
Senior Mediator and Program Director
Meghan Massaua
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Marielena Octavio
Affiliate
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