James Storen is the assistant director for the Freedom and Prosperity Center. He contributes to the Center’s democracy and emerging markets research as well as the center’s media outreach, where he serves as a writer and co-host of Democracy Pulse.

Prior to joining the Atlantic Council, he received his bachelor’s degree in public policy from William & Mary. During his time as an undergraduate, he received the Freeman Fellowship to intern with the Affiliate Network for Social Accountability in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He also spent time in Durban, South Africa, where he studied social and political transformation and interned with Hindvani radio.