Doris Meissner
Senior Fellow

Doris Meissner

Member Since 2026

Biography

Senior Fellow, Migration Policy Institute. Former Senior Associate and Founding Director, Immigration Policy Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Former positions with U.S. Department of Justice: Commissioner, Executive Associate Commissioner and Acting Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service; Deputy Associate Attorney General; Executive Director, Cabinet Committee on Illegal Aliens; Assistant Director, Office of Policy and Planning; White House Fellow, Special Assistant to the Attorney General. Former Executive Director, National Women's Political Caucus; Assistant Director, Student Financial Aid, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Member, Board of Directors, United States-New Zealand Council; Member, Board of Trustees, University of Wisconsin Memorial Union; Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Member, Inter-American Dialogue; Member, Pacific Council on International Policy; Member, Women's Foreign Policy Group.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
Senior Fellow Migration Policy Institute Current
Senior Associate and Founding Director Immigration Policy Project Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Current
Commissioner Immigration and Naturalization Service U.S. Department of Justice Current
Executive Associate Commissioner Immigration and Naturalization Service U.S. Department of Justice Current
Acting Commissioner Immigration and Naturalization Service U.S. Department of Justice Current
Deputy Associate Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice Current
Executive Director Cabinet Committee on Illegal Aliens U.S. Department of Justice Current
Assistant Director Office of Policy and Planning U.S. Department of Justice Current
White House Fellow Special Assistant to the Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice Current
Executive Director National Women's Political Caucus Current
Assistant Director Student Financial Aid University of Wisconsin-Madison Current
Member Board of Directors United States-New Zealand Council Current
Member Board of Trustees University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Current
Member Council on Foreign Relations Current
Member Inter-American Dialogud Current
Member Pacific Council on International Policy Current
Member Women's Foreign Policy Group Current

Expertise

Primary Sector

Federal
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