James Joseph Zogby (born 1945) is the author of
Arab Voices and the founder and president of the
Arab American Institute (AAI), a Washington, D.C.–based organization which serves as a political and policy research arm of the Arab-American community. He is Managing Director of Zogby Research Services, LLC, specializing in research and communications and undertaking polling across the
Arab world. In September 2013, Zogby was appointed to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom by President Obama. Zogby is a lecturer and scholar on
Middle East issues and a Visiting Professor of Social Research and Public Policy at
New York University Abu Dhabi. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the
Democratic National Committee.