Mahnaz Khan is the Vice President of Policy for Critical Supply Chains at Silverado Policy Accelerator, where she leads the critical minerals portfolio. She specializes in developing innovative trade policy frameworks for critical mineral partnerships and analyzing geopolitical policy strategies related to strategic defense and battery dual-use critical minerals. Prior to joining Silverado in 2024, she spent 14 years as a career civil servant in trade policy at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the Department of Commerce. She also serves as a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center. Mahnaz holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Boston University and a Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law.