Previously, Manak was a junior visiting fellow at the Center for Trade and Economic Integration at the Graduate Institute and a fellow at TradeLab, a Geneva-based nongovernmental organization that helps developing countries, subject-matter experts, and other nongovernmental organizations build legal capacity in trade and investment law. Manak is also a participating scholar in the Robert A. Pastor North American Research Initiative, a joint program between American University’s Center for Latin American and Latino Studies and the School of International Service.
Manak earned a PhD in government at Georgetown University.