Mr. Gaied brings extensive experience in justice, counter-terrorism, and international cooperation to the Institute. He joined the IIJ in October 2024 as Director of the Academic Unit and a member of the senior management team, where he has been responsible for overseeing the Institute’s academic courses. In this role, he has led efforts to strengthen national capacities in counter-terrorism, including through the development of specialised excellence modules addressing terrorism and transnational organised crime.

Prior to joining the IIJ, Mr. Gaied led the Mission to Combat Violent Radicalisation at the French Ministry of Justice. Over the course of his career, he has developed more than two decades of public service experience as a criminal justice practitioner, including eleven years dedicated to counter-terrorism within both the Ministries of Justice and Interior.

Mr. Gaied’s professional background reflects a strong commitment to advancing the rule of law and supporting practitioners on the front lines of preventing and responding to evolving security threats.

Winthrop currently leads the Programmatic Unit team in designing and implementing programs for counter-terrorism practitioners and policymakers across Africa, the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific, and beyond. He joined the IIJ in 2018, and since then has led the IIJ’s work on Battlefield Evidence, in addition to working on topics including Artificial Intelligence and Counter-terrorism, Intelligence to Evidence, the Nexus between Terrorism and Transnational Organised Crime, and Accountability for International Crimes.

In his previous roles, Winthrop was the Director of Planning and Assessment for Women without Borders, an NGO working to counter violent extremism across the world, and an Engagement Manager for McKinsey & Company focused on Aerospace and Defense. He received his bachelor’s degree in international relations from Princeton University and his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.

Reinhard Uhrig, a political scientist, joined the IIJ in 2014 as one of its earliest staff and has since played an integral role in its institutional development. As Director of Outreach and Administration and member of the senior management, he leads the IIJ’s external engagement with governments and international partners, and also oversees the Institute’s administration, financial management, and strategic planning. Before joining the IIJ, Reinhard served as Programme Coordinator and Deputy Head of the Action against Terrorism Unit at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), where he directed counter-terrorism programmes and led a multinational team. He also held positions with the Representative Office of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ramallah and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna and Tashkent, focusing on international security cooperation.