Experience

Berggruen Institute

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Sep 2022 - Present

• Fellow

  • Jan 2021 - Aug 2022



Noema Magazine

• Online Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Editor

  • Sep 2022 - Present



RAND Corporation

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Political Scientist

  • Jul 2017 - Dec 2020



Columbia University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Fellow, Columbia Global Policy Initiative

  • Jan 2016 - Jul 2017

  I worked on several research and writing projects about religion and nationalism in international politics.

• Postdoctoral Research Scholar

  • Aug 2015 - Jun 2016

  As a postdoc at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), I furthered my scholarly research and writing. I revised my dissertation into a book manuscript, "Contentious Rituals: Parading the Nation in Northern Ireland," which was published by Oxford University Press in 2019. I also wrote an article on elite attitudes toward provocation, which is forthcoming in the peer-reviewed journal Terrorism & Political Violence (http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09546553.2017.1289090).



Congress of Vienna 2015, Chumir Foundation

• Greater New York City Area

• Director of Research

  • Apr 2015 - Jun 2016

  My overarching responsibility was to administer all the research and intellectual content for the Congress of Vienna 2015, a 3-day meeting on international cooperation and stability, attended by leading global thinkers, former heads of state, and United Nations officials. In that capacity, I coordinated expert workshops, wrote memos, edited commissioned papers on a range of global issues, and drafted the final report. An example of my work for the Congress is the Briefing Note attached below, which I co-wrote with Joel Bell, Chairman of Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership. Show less



International Rescue Committee

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Jan 2011 - Feb 2011

  While based in eastern Sierra Leone, I led the field operations for the monitoring and evaluation of the IRC's innovative mobile phone-based real-time child mortality measure. I organized the nationwide recruitment, selection, training, and supervision of the project manager and a 8-person enumeration team. I also managed purchasing, transportation, and logistics in a challenging, rural environment. The mobile-based data systems I helped developed later proved instrumental in the fight against Ebola. Show less



UNDP

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

  I conducted a needs assessment and budget estimate for the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals in Liberia ("Costing the Millennium Development Goals: A Needs Assessment for the Republic of Liberia"). In the research, I interviewed government officials and assembled database of official statistics. I conducted a needs assessment and budget estimate for the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals in Liberia ("Costing the Millennium Development Goals: A Needs Assessment for the Republic of Liberia"). In the research, I interviewed government officials and assembled database of official statistics.



Monitor 360 (Protagonist)

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Summer Research Associate

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  As a summer associate, I researched and drafted a scenario planning analysis on the national security implications of economic inequality and non-inclusive public service provision in Global South ("The Wealthy Opting Out: Implications for National Security Analysis"). I analyzed gated communities in Brazil, private security companies in South Africa, private healthcare in Russia, and private education in Pakistan to develop flexible long-term strategic plans designed to manage complexity in the geo-political environment. Show less