JOSEPH KOAYESS

Joe is a consultant in strategic communications and program creation, advising and working with domestic and international clients on media, counter-violent extremism, and policy issues. Previous to his current position, Joseph joined the US Department of State (DOS) as a strategic communications analyst in 2012 under the Center for Strategic Counter-Terrorism Communications (CSCC) and the Global Engagement Center (GEC). He launched several special programs, and designed and initiated successful counter-campaign concepts that were lauded by senior officials. In 2016, Joseph became a program officer for the GEC, successfully launching several programs and delivering creative solutions and innovative approaches as lead officer on international messaging centers and interventions concept. 

Prior to his assignment at the DOS, he worked as a foreign media analyst for a US government contractor in Reston, Virginia, and as a Congressional relations officer for the Lebanese Information Center in Washington DC.