Ana Cutter Patel is the Deputy Director for the International Policymakers Unit at ICTJ. In this position she creates educational and advocacy opportunities to share the Center's work with decision-makers in government, the United Nations, and other international and regional organizations. She is also the ICTJ's liaison to the UN Peacebuilding Commission, and the project manager for the Center's two-year research initiative on Transitional Justice and DDR in post-conflict societies. Ana is a fellow and adjunct professor at the Center for International Conflict Resolution (CICR) at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. She has 15 years of experience in international development work. Ana holds a Master's in International Affairs from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.