Haim Malka

Haim’s deep international experience gives him unique insights into problem-solving from multiple perspectives. He has worked closely with the executive branch, Congress, numerous U.S. government agencies, and international organizations to find nonpartisan solutions to complex challenges. As a policy specialist, he looks for multilayered trends that affect policy debates and outcomes. He is especially interested in how values shape identity and political debates. 

Haim is an accomplished author, speaker and cross-cultural communicator. He has published dozens of journal articles, book chapters and op-eds. In addition to testifying before the U.S. Congress, he has presented widely to government, academic and private stakeholder audiences.

His areas of expertise include:

• Research design and analysis 
• Stakeholder mapping and stakeholder engagement strategy
• Narrative and message development and framing
• Partnership development

Experience

Prior to joining MG in 2019, Haim spent nearly 15 years as a researcher and analyst at a leading Washington think tank. Throughout his career, he immersed himself in the politics, culture and economics of the Middle East and North Africa. Before moving to Washington, D.C., he spent five years in Jerusalem as a television news producer with Reuters and Fox News Channel covering the Middle East. Wherever he has been, Haim has explored overlooked trends, and used his storytelling and analytical skills to convey complex issues to diverse stakeholder audiences.

• Senior fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
• Research analyst, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. 

Haim has a Master of Arts from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of Washington in Seattle.