Experience

Elliott School of International Affairs

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Dean

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Council on Foreign Relations

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Adjunct Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia

  • Jan 2021 - Present

• Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2021



U.S. Department of State

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Assistant Secretary, South and Central Asian Affairs

  • 2010 - 2013

  Senior leadership appointment with responsibility for four embassies and four consulates covering six countries (India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Maldives). Developed and implemented U.S. foreign policy towards the region in coordination with other U.S. agencies, and provided policy direction and support to U.S. embassies. Expanded U.S.-India partnership, including the Strategic Dialogue, a particular focus.



McLarty Associates

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director for India and South Asia

  • 2008 - 2010

  Led India and South Asia practice. McLarty Associates counsels corporations and financial institutions in the United States and abroad on strategic planning, government issues and advocacy, market access, mergers and acquisitions, corporate communication, and political and economic risk issues worldwide. www.maglobal.com



U.S. Department of State

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special Assistant to Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

  • 2007 - 2008

  Served as CFR International Affairs Fellow. Managed engagement of State Department’s third-ranking official with South and Central Asia. Participated in the historic US-India civil nuclear agreement negotiations. Advised and briefed the Under Secretary on political developments in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.



University of Pennsylvania

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Director, Center for the Advanced Study of India

  • 2004 - 2007

  Leadership role in research center on contemporary India. Co-launched US-India dialogue on China’s rise; co-convened workshop on soft power and spheres of influence in South and Southeast Asia.



Asia Society

• United States
• International Affairs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Assistant Director, South & Central Asia Policy Programs

  • 1998 - 2001

  Managed foreign policy and politics-focused public programs on South and Central Asia. Increased budget eightfold within first two years, totaling nearly $1 million. Promoted twice.



International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC

• Switzerland
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interpreter (Urdu-Hindi)

  • 1996 - 1997