Jeffrey Phillips

Jeffrey Phillips is the director of policy and international partnerships at The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands where he oversees Sunnylands’ foreign policy programs with a regional focus on Latin America and the Indo-Pacific. Prior to joining Sunnylands, Phillips held various leadership positions with the International Republican Institute (IRI), a nonprofit dedicated to advancing democracy and good governance around the world. Previously, Phillips worked as a legislative aide to former Illinois Senator Mark Kirk. He earned a master’s degree in international relations and economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Michigan.