Aaron Myers is Senior Program Officer for Lifeline, a consortium of seven international NGOs that provides emergency assistance to embattled civil society organizations and advocacy support responding to broader threats to civil society. Prior to working with Lifeline, he was a part of Freedom House’s Southeast Asia and International Religious Freedom teams. Before joining Freedom House, Aaron worked on civil society capacity-building proposals for projects in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa with Pact. He holds a Masters of Arts degree in International Relations from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science from the University of Iowa.