Parker L. Nash is GMF’s government relations specialist. He spearheads the organization’s work with US policymakers outside Washington, DC, engaging with officials nationwide through transatlantic study tours, public diplomacy initiatives, and policy work.

Nash previously served as a senior program coordinator for GMF North, helping to manage programs focused on geostrategic issues facing Northern Europe, the Baltic States, and the Arctic, including the Across America initiative. He also contributed to the workstream’s research portfolio. His policy and research interests include transatlantic defense cooperation, NATO’s role in the Nordic-Baltic region, and US-German relations.

Nash holds a master’s degree in public administration from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, a master’s degree in international affairs from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Findlay.