Jeff Erlich is the president of the Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia (EFCA). He oversees a five-country multi-million-dollar development foundation supported by government, corporate and private donors. From 2001 to 2006, Jeff headed offices in all five Central Asian countries for the Eurasia Foundation, EFCA’s predecessor. Jeff worked as a journalist from 1991 to 1998, specializing in international security affairs and publishing widely. From 1998 to 2000, he was the first and only Peace Corps volunteer in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Russia’s space center. Jeff holds a bachelor’s degree from the American University and a master’s degree from the Fletcher School, Tufts University.