America's refugee resettlement system has been battered by politics and bureaucracy. Nazanin Ash leads a new coalition of grassroots resettlement networks called Welcome.US, which is built on a simpler premise: that when asked to help those in need, most people will say "yes."

Before joining Welcome.US, Ash served as Vice President of Global Policy and Advocacy at the International Rescue Committee, and held senior positions in the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development.