Erika Naegeli was a 2017-2018 research assistant with the Iran Security Initiative at The Washington Institute. She graduated from the University of St Andrews with a degree in International Relations and Persian. Prior to the Washington Institute, she has worked for the U.S. State Department and USAID in Washington, D.C. and in Accra, Ghana. At the Institute, Erika worked on topics such as Quds Force activity, Iranian economic issues, and U.S. sanctions.