Executive Director/Director of Policy Research; Research Associate for the Foreign Policy: Middle East and Immigration Policy teams
Siena Frost is one of ACE’s founders and the Director of Policy Research. Siena developed the strategy for ACE’s policy research and has published numerous pieces on democratic governance, immigration, and foreign policy. She supports the 20 Research Associates and 10 Senior Communications/Outreach Coordinators. Apart from her policy research and management work, Siena is responsible for strategic planning and fundraising.
Siena is currently pursuing her Master of International Affairs at Columbia University with a focus on leadership, innovation, and design. She graduated Cum Laude from Colgate University in 2019 with a BA in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and a Minor in Geography. Siena has extensive experience with quantitative and qualitative social science research, and her areas of interest include: intercultural dialogue, Muslim/Christian relations, and immigration and refugee policy. She is excited to utilize her research expertise to improve voter awareness and engagement at ACE, and is excited to expand her expertise in the area of climate migration.
Siena has worked for the US Department of State, New Zealand’s National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, and the European Commission’s Social Cohesion Initiative in Brussels. She is Fulbright Semi-Finalist, Projects for Peace Awardee, and Fellow at the Center for Freedom and Western Civilization. Prior to founding ACE, Siena studied Arabic in Egypt and volunteered with Caritas Bulgaria’s refugee integration program. Siena is an award-wining public speaker and competitive debater, and in her free time she enjoys cooking, reading historical fiction, and whitewater kayaking.
Languages: English, Arabic (MSA), Turkish, and German