Riley Busbee is a Graduate Student Researcher at the National Security Policy Center and is earning her Master of Public Policy from the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Before joining the NSPC, she worked as an Analyst at the United States Department of State in the Office of Policy, Planning, and Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, as well as the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs in Europe and Asia. Riley is also a NSPC National Security Scholar; you can learn more about the NSPC National Security Scholars Program here.

She holds a BA in History and Government from the College of William and Mary.

Santana F. King is a Master of Public Policy Candidate at the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. Outside of the classroom, he is a Graduate Student Researcher at the National Security Data and Policy Institute and Founder and President of the Virginia Political Advisory Group (VPAG). Prior to Batten, he was an International Policy Analyst supporting the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, where he managed European defense portfolios. He previously worked as a management consultant at Guidehouse within the defense and security practice. Santana is also a NSPC National Security Scholar; you can learn more about the NSPC National Security Scholars Program here.

Santana holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland, College Park.