Nazanin Ash

Biography

Nazanin Ash is CEO of Welcome.US, a national initiative to inspire and mobilize Americans to help welcome and resettle refugee newcomers. She brings decades of experience in global displacement crises, humanitarian response, coalition building, and innovative policy development, having served as the VP of Global Policy and Advocacy at the International Rescue Committee, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the Department of State during the Obama Administration, and as a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning staff. Washingtonian Magazine named her as one of its "Most Influential People” in 2022 and 2023. She's described as "a crucial liaison among corporations, service organizations, and government to resettle those escaping crises in countries around the world.”