Negah Angha

Ms. Negah Angha is an Associate Vice President with The Cohen Group and brings nearly two decades of experience advising US Department of State and National Security Council leadership on matters of policy development and strategic communication.

Prior to joining The Cohen Group, in 2021 Ms. Angha was the Director for Multilateral Initiatives at the National Security Council where she led and oversaw the management of the Summit for Democracy – a Biden-Harris Administration flagship summit. Subsequently in 2022, she was the Director for Partnerships and Global Engagement where she engaged external stakeholders from the business, labor, think tank, academic, and diaspora communities on key policy changes and decisions.

Prior to working at the White House, Ms. Angha served in a variety of foreign policy and program management roles at the Department of State. She represented the US on complex bilateral and multilateral negotiations; advised on issues related to the G-7 and UN Security Council, peacekeeping, sanctions, counter-terrorism, and anti-corruption; and coordinated international donor and assistance efforts in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia.

Ms. Angha is the recipient of numerous State Department’s Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards. She holds a Master of Arts in International Peace and Conflict Resolution and an MBA from American University and is a PhD candidate at King’s College London.