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Jennifer Nguyen is a senior program coordinator for GMF Indo-Pacific. She previously worked at the Wilson Center’s China Environment Forum, where she led projects on US-China and Southeast Asian climate and energy cooperation, and conducted research on Chinese overseas investment, critical minerals, and low-carbon transitions. 

Nguyen holds a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in international affairs, with a concentration in American foreign policy and national security, from American University's School of International Service. Her studies included a focus on the Indo-Pacific and a minor in Mandarin. She also speaks Vietnamese. 

Gabriel Mitchell is a visiting fellow with GMF South and director of strategic initiatives at the University of Notre Dame’s academic center in Jerusalem.

Mitchell is an expert on matters pertaining to energy security, connectivity, Israeli foreign policy, and Eastern Mediterranean geopolitics. He previously covered these topics for think tanks including Mitvim – The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies and the Hudson Institute, and for Shalem College. He has written widely for publications including Ha’aretz, War on the Rocks, The National Interest, Newlines, and via his Substack newsletter, Invisible Boundaries.

Mitchell holds a master’s degree in political science from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a bachelor’s degree in history from The Ohio State University. He is completing his PhD at Virginia Tech’s School of Public and International Affairs.