Foreign Policy

Parker L. Nash is GMF’s government relations specialist. He manages the organization’s security and defense policy engagement with the US Congress on Capitol Hill and spearheads GMF's state-level work with US policymakers outside Washington, DC, engaging with local officials nationwide through transatlantic study tours, public diplomacy initiatives, and policy work, including the Across America initiative.

Nash previously served as a senior program coordinator for Transatlantic Security, helping to manage programs focused on geostrategic issues facing Northern Europe, the Baltic States, and the Arctic. He also contributed to the workstream’s research portfolio. His policy and research interests include transatlantic defense cooperation, NATO’s role in the Nordic-Baltic region, and US-German relations.

Nash holds a master’s degree in public administration from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, a master’s degree in international affairs from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Findlay.