Peter Flory

Senior Fellow and Director, American Semiconductor Center

A former senior Pentagon official, Peter has advised the Defense Department, U.S. Navy, and private industry on topics ranging from semiconductors — including development of the 2020 CHIPS Act — to management and organization, and strategy toward China.  He previously served as an Assistant Secretary of Defense, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defense Investment, and Special Counsel to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and worked in industry as Vice President, International for QinetiQ North America.  Peter holds a J.D. from Georgetown and an Honors B.A. from McGill University.

Joe Quinn

Executive Director, Center for Strategic Industrial Materials

Joe Quinn leads the SAFE Center for Strategic Industrial Materials, a Washington, D.C.-based policy initiative designed to advance supply chain resiliency for metals production critical to the United States and its allies’ national and economic security.

Joe is the co-director of the Sustainable Aluminum Network, a coalition of NGOs working with industry and government to revitalize domestic production. He has been cited as an expert in Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, and other major publications, and has testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission and Treasury Department. He is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences promoting industrial competitiveness.

Joe previously served as vice president of external affairs and industry relations at the Aluminum Association, where he led advocacy efforts on behalf of producers for a variety of trade and energy policy issues. He also worked at leading public relations firms positioning organizations favorably with key opinion leaders to achieve policy outcomes.

Joe serves on the Board of Directors of the Public Affairs Council. A Cincinnati native, he received his B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina. He lives in Jim Morrison’s childhood home in Arlington, Virginia with his wife and two sons.

Abigail Hunter

Executive Director, Center for Critical Mineral Strategy

Abigail Hunter is the Executive Director of SAFE’s Ambassador Alfred Hoffman Jr. Center for Critical Minerals Strategy (Minerals Center), where she leads all aspects of the Center’s work. She oversees the Minerals Center’s strategic direction, expert reports, and government briefing memos, as well as its unique partnership with the U.S. Department of State on the Minerals Investment Network (MINVEST). A recognized authority on critical minerals policy and geopolitics, Hunter is a frequent speaker at industry and policy conferences, provides expert testimony to Congress, and is often featured in major media outlets, including the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Politico, E&E News, and NPR. She is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Previously, Hunter served as Director of International Affairs and Partnerships within the Minerals Center. Before joining SAFE full time, she headed federal government affairs for Quebec as the senior attachée in Washington, D.C., where much of her work focused on North American energy integration—including cross-border transmission, battery supply chain development, and coordination on critical minerals policy. She began her career at the National Governors Association, leading the association’s international portfolio.

Hunter earned her Master’s in Sustainable Energy from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, where her four-part capstone on aluminum’s clean energy paradox was published by the SAFE Center for Strategic Industrial Metals. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University with a double major in International Management and Managing for Sustainability.

Born in Toronto and raised in New Jersey, Hunter is a proud dual citizen and a conflicted hockey fan.

Zoe Oysul

Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Critical Mineral Strategy

Zubeyde (Zoe) Oysul joined SAFE in 2020 and currently serves as a Senior Policy Analyst at SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy. In this role, she conducts research and analysis to develop actionable policy solutions that address the complex challenges facing the critical minerals sector. Her expertise encompasses critical mineral and energy technology supply chains, responsible mining practices, geopolitical dynamics, and international trade. Zoe holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Economics from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Arts with a focus on global energy, resource, and environmental policy from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.