Steven Stalinsky has been Executive Director of MEMRI since 1999. Stalinsky’s expertise on the Middle East is sought after throughout Washington, D.C., where he has briefed staff of the White House; the U.S. Departments of State, Homeland Security, Justice, Treasury, and Defense; the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; the Government Ac countability Office; and other government and military institutions. On Capitol Hill, Stalinsky frequently briefs members of Congress and staff on issues related to the Middle East and to the fight against terrorism, the threat posed by jihadi groups inside the U.S, and issues related to terrorist cyber activity. His research has been used in major legislation centering on Iran, Egypt, and Hezbollah, and for the Saudi Accountability Act, and he was invited to testify regarding it before Congress. Stalinsky’s research has also had an international impact. His articles have been cited in official United Nations documents, as well as by members of the U.K. and Canadian parliaments, and he has briefed NATO, the UN, INTERPOL, and many other international organizations and foreign governments. In addition to more than 100 original research reports he has authored for MEMRI, Stalinsky has published articles in many newspapers, magazines, and journals, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Forbes, USA Today, The Hill, The Weekly Standard, The Middle East Quarterly, National Review, Fox News, The Jerusalem Post, and others. Leading media outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The LA Times, the Associated Press, NPR, The Telegraph (UK), The Daily Mail (UK), Wired, Fast Company, and many others have interviewed Stalinsky on issues surrounding the Middle East, counter-terrorism policy, and terrorist use of the Internet and combating it. His research has been cited by USA Today, The Guardian (UK), The Wall Street Journal, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, NPR, Fox News, the BBC, and Wired, as well as by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Defense News, and others. From 2003 through 2007, Stalinsky wrote a weekly column for the New York Sun focusing on the Arab and Iranian media. Stalinsky’s research has focused on detailing and developing strategies against cyber jihad, describing how terrorist groups such as Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Hamas, Hezbollah, and others use the Internet, social media, and encryption for propaganda, recruiting, and hacking and most recently cryptocurrency for fundraising. He has published extensive research and documentation of the use of social media by terrorist groups. Stalinsky is the author of the book American Traitor – The Rise and Fall of Al-Qaeda’s U.S.-Born Leader Adam Gadahn, which provides insight into the mind of the terrorist who led Al-Qaeda media efforts and Internet policy.