The Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) has named Angela Kane, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Management and former High Representative for Disarmament, as the new Sam Nunn Distinguished Fellow. This NTI position is designed to seed innovation in threat reduction, building on the legacy of NTI Co-Founder and Co-Chair Sam Nunn, who served as chief executive officer from 2001-2017.

Kane will support NTI’s program work on global threat reduction, with a particular focus on NTI | bio’s initiatives to reduce global catastrophic biological risks by strengthening international coordination in preventing and responding to these devastating events.