Tanya Youngberg
![](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/01000000-0aff-0242-b27b-08dbd595a574-e1704814135145.jpg)
Tanya Youngberg has served as RFE/RL’s Deputy General Counsel and the Assistant Secretary of the Corporation since June 2022. Youngberg previously worked for eight years as a litigator at Williams & Connolly and clerked for two federal judges. She was an analyst at the United States Department of Defense before her legal career. Youngberg earned a B.A. from Brown University in Slavic Studies and International Relations, an M.A. from Harvard University in Regional Studies (Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia), and a J.D. from Yale Law School.
Senior Leadership
RFE/RL is overseen by a Board of Directors, chaired by Ambassador Karen Kornbluh, and Senior Leadership led by President Stephen Capus.
![Stephen Capus Headshot](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Untitled-design.png?w=1024)
Stephen Capus
![An image of Karen Johnsen, Acting CFO and Assistant Treasurer](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_4573-2.jpg?w=1024)
Karen Johnsen
![An image of Nicola Careem, Vice President and Head of the News Division](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Nicola-Careem-e1704411896475.jpeg?w=1024)
Nicola Careem
![An image of Benjamin Herman](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Benjamin-Herman-e1704411807279.jpeg?w=230)
Benjamin Herman
![An image of Tanya Youngberg, Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/01000000-0aff-0242-b27b-08dbd595a574-e1704814135145.jpg?w=472)
Tanya Youngberg
![The RFE/RL logo, which reads RadioFreeEurope/Radio Liberty next to a logo of an orange torch](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Posts-Generic.png?w=800)
Christine Fetzko
![An image of Marilyn Keating, Head of Human Resources](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2024-02-13-at-1.56.01-PM.png?w=874)
Marylin Keating
![An image of James Landis, Head of Corporate Security](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LANDIS_James.jpg?w=797)
James Landis
![An image of Paul Tibbitts, Head of Strategy and Corporate Development](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_1290-e1708717667669.jpg?w=1024)
Paul Tibbitts
![Portrait of Diane Zeleny, the Head of External Affairs in DC](https://about.rferl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/zeleny_diane_portrait_1465.webp?w=792)
Diane Zeleny
Support Independent Journalism
Join us in advocating for press freedom and supporting RFE/RL journalists who have been unjustly imprisoned.