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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.

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Senior Leadership

RFE/RL is overseen by a Board of Directors, chaired by Stephen Rademaker, and Senior Leadership led by Acting President & CEO Lisa Curtis.

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Lisa Curtis

Acting President & CEO
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Diane Zeleny

Senior Vice President, Head of Strategy and External Affairs

Arbana Vidishiqi

Vice President and Editor in Chief

Benjamin Herman

Secretary and General Counsel
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Tanya Youngberg

Assistant Secretary and Deputy General Counsel

Christine Fetzko

Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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Karen Johnsen

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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Marylin Keating

Head of Human Resources
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James Landis

Head of Corporate Security
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Paul Tibbitts

Head of Audience Engagement and Corporate Initiatives

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