ACTIVISM AND INNOVATION

Mark Dubowitz

CEO, Foundation for Defense of Democracies

The chief executive of the Washington, D.C.-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), Mark Dubowitz is an expert on Iran’s nuclear program and the global threat posed by Tehran. He is also widely recognized as one of the key advocates of sanctions policies that seek to counter these threats. As observed by the New York Times, “Dubowitz’s campaign to draw attention to what he saw as the flaws in the Iran nuclear deal has taken its place among the most consequential ever undertaken by a Washington think tank leader.” In August 2019, Iran's Islamist leaders threatened Dubowitz and the FDD with unspecified reprisals for their advocacy, leading the think tank to retort that being targeted by the regime in Tehran was a "badge of honor." (Photo: FDD)