Kristen McGeeney
Legal Advisor - Middle East / North Africa
Washington, D.C. (ICNL Headquarters)
Kristen McGeeney is a Legal Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa at the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law (ICNL). Prior to joining ICNL, Ms. McGeeney worked for over five years at the U.S. Department of State, most recently in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, where she focused on the Middle East and North Africa. In this capacity, she also served as the Bureau’s negotiator at numerous UN bodies and the Bureau’s legal expert. Ms. McGeeney also worked in the Office of War Crimes Issues at the U.S. Department of State.
Ms. McGeeney is a graduate of the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, DC, where she specialized in international law, earning a Juris Doctorate with honors. Ms. McGeeney earned her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Iowa.