Heather A. Conley was senior vice president for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic and director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at CSIS. During her tenure, she oversaw the development and publication of all three Kremlin Playbook reports.

Donatienne Ruy is the director of the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy at CSIS, where she oversees the strategic direction of the program and the Executive Education course offering. She was previously an associate fellow with the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program, where she oversaw the development of the second and third Kremlin Playbook projects.