Boris Zilberman

Boris Zilberman is a senior advisor on Turkey at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). He also serves as senior director of public policy and strategy for the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) Action Fund where he focuses on the organization’s governmental outreach, policy development, and political operations.

He previously served as deputy director of congressional relations at FDD, working on foreign affairs, defense, and cyber-enabled economic warfare. He advanced the work of FDD’s Center on Economic and Financial Power (CEFP) by researching financial and strategic developments in the U.S.-Russia relationship.

Prior to joining FDD, Zilberman spent five years working as manager of defense programs in the policy and government affairs department at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Zilberman holds a master’s in global security studies from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in political science from The University of Alabama. He is fluent in Russian.