Overview
Joseph A. Farsakh serves as Co-Founder & President at Helios [1][2]. Farsakh previously worked as a Senior Policy Advisor at the U.S. Department of State from 2021 to 2025 [4]. Earlier career experience includes roles as an M&A Lawyer at King & Spalding LLP from 2014 to 2021 [5] and as a Lawyer at Snell & Wilmer LLP from 2012 to 2014 [7]. Farsakh also served as a Senior Fellow at the Stanford U.S. - Russia Forum from 2011 to 2015 [6] and completed a judicial externship at the Supreme Court of California from January to June 2012 [8]. Currently, Farsakh holds a position as Non-Resident Expert in the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies [3]. Farsakh holds a Doctor of Law from the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco [11], a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School of Government [9], and a Bachelor of Arts from UCLA [10].
Career history
- Co-Founder & PresidentMar 2025 to presentHelios
- Non-Resident Expert, Middle East ProgramJan 2026 to presentCenter for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
- Senior Policy Advisor2021 to 2025U.S. Department of State
- M&A Lawyer2014 to 2021King & Spalding LLP
- Senior Fellow2011 to 2015Stanford U.S. - Russia Forum
- Lawyer2012 to 2014Snell & Wilmer LLP
- Judicial ExternJan 2012 to Jun 2012Supreme Court of California
Education
Master in Public Administration - Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentHarvard University
Bachelor of Arts - BAUCLA
- Doctor of Law - JDUniversity of CaliforniaCollege of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)
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