Melanie Robbins is the deputy director of Realign for Palestine with the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Initiative. She drives project strategy, communications, outreach, and engagement. With experience in various peacebuilding tracks and development, Robbins brings a unique and innovative perspective on creating positive U.S. engagement in Israel and Palestine. Robbins has previously worked with a Jewish and Palestinian youth education program, publishing a Hebrew-Arabic magazine and later serving as the director of development and international relations for Peace Now. Upon returning to the United States, Robbins joined the Anti-Defamation League as the deputy director for the New York/New Jersey region, where she was responsible for processing thousands of bias complaints, engaging policymakers, civil rights leaders, law enforcement, and communities on how to respond to hate, extremism, and antisemitism. Afterward, Robbins became director of global connections at the Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest. Before joining the Atlantic Council, Robbins founded Blue Hills Strategy Group, a boutique media and strategy firm serving corporate clients and social organizations in strategic communications, development, and media production.