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
Maria Balcazar Tellez
Affiliate
Mil Duncan
Senior Fellow
Ann Tutwiler
Senior Fellow
Todd Barker
Chief Executive Officer
Laurie Ristino
Program Director and General Counsel
Our Professionals
Jennifer Pratt Miles
Partner and Practice Director
Brad Spangler
Senior Mediator and Program Director
Mallorie Bruns
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Todd Barker
Chief Executive Officer
Jimena Solano
Mediator and Program Manager
Our Professionals
Alexis Rife
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Robyn Paulekas
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Todd Barker
Chief Executive Officer
Tori Anderson
Mediator and Program Associate
Jennifer Pratt Miles
Partner and Practice Director
Our Professionals
Jimena Solano
Mediator and Program Manager
Brad Spangler
Senior Mediator and Program Director
Marielena Octavio
Affiliate
Connie Lewis
Senior Fellow
Katrina Gehman
Mediator and Program Associate
Our Professionals
Connie Lewis
Senior Fellow
John Ehrmann
Senior Fellow
Jessica Loman
Affiliate
Jennifer Pratt Miles
Partner and Practice Director
Our Professionals
Molly Mayo
Senior Partner
John Ehrmann
Senior Fellow
Laura Windecker
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Rich Innes
Senior Fellow
Marielena Octavio
Affiliate
Our Professionals
Michael Lesnick
Senior Fellow
Meghan Massaua
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Brad Spangler
Senior Mediator and Program Director
Heather Lair
Partner
Warren Edwards
Senior Fellow
Our Professionals
Michael Lesnick
Senior Fellow
Heather Lair
Partner
Todd Barker
Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer Pratt Miles
Partner and Practice Director
Our Professionals
Robyn Paulekas
Senior Mediator and Program Manager
Brad Spangler
Senior Mediator and Program Director
Marielena Octavio
Affiliate
Molly Mayo
Senior Partner
Meghan Massaua
Senior 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