Chelsea Dreher

Chelsea Dreher is a Research and Anti-Corruption Specialist at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), where she works on election, and political integrity, and rule of law initiatives. In this capacity, she leads research and assessments on abuse of state resources and party and campaign finance and supports regional and country-level programs. Chelsea also manages thought leadership and pilot projects focused on strengthening electoral integrity and dispute resolution processes with a focus on inclusive access to justice, as well as testing the application of emerging technologies in democracy and governance programming. 

Before joining IFES, she worked for the U.S. Institute of Peace as a program specialist focused on rule of law, justice and security programs, and training development in the field of preventive diplomacy. She earned her master’s degree in international affairs from George Washington University.