Keelin Coltrane Wolfe serves as Chief of Staff at the National Security Institute (NSI) at George Mason University. In this role, she supports NSI’s daily operations and organizational management, works closely with the Leadership Council, and supports NSI’s junior staff. Her programmatic work centers on NSI’s wargaming initiatives and AI programming, including designing and executing multinational crisis simulations that test the role of AI in strategic decision-making. She also leads programming for NSI’s Cyber and Technology Center (CTC), supporting initiatives on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and emerging technology policy, and produces CTC’s podcast, CTRL+F, and NSI’s podcast, Coffee and Conflict.

Prior to joining NSI, Keelin served as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer in Fairbanks, Alaska, where she led community outreach efforts at the Fairbanks Children’s Museum. Her work focused on engaging children from at-risk communities, military families, and Alaska Native populations. She also completed internships with organizations including the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Rise to Peace.

Originally from Staunton, Virginia, Keelin holds a master’s degree in International Conflict Studies from King’s College London and an honors degree in Government and International Politics from George Mason University. In her free time, she enjoys throwing pottery and running her small pottery company, Callison Mill Pottery, tending to her plant collection, and reading fiction.