Layla Ahmed

Layla Ahmed is the mysterious benefactor who rescued the Roosevelt Group from disciplinary actions after their decision to pursue Andris in the absence of official orders to do so. She also opened up the revenue stream that allowed the amalgam to secure a construct in Washington, D.C. and establish their own mission. Vice President Ahmed is the first woman and second person of middle eastern descent to achieve a VPO position in the Syndicate. She is also the youngest person currently serving on the board by nearly twenty years.

After an extensively planned strike against Syndicate VPO von Schacten with the Roosevelt Group leading the decapitation, Ahmed was able to seize control of the Special Projects Division. In the resulting disruption of Syndicate command, the convention was thematically reorganized with Ahmed appointing herself to the newly-created position: Senior Vice President of Operations. Presumably, her authority is now second only to that of Control.

Despite these events, Ahmed's mentoring of her favored (?) amalgam can be politely described as aloof.