Scholars in Residence
The heart of the Wilson Center is its global network of more than 4,500 fellows, scholars, and alumni drawn from former officials, pioneering researchers, world-renowned journalists, and other innovative thinkers. Each year the Wilson Center strengthens its network by inviting a select class of approximately 150 fellows from 100+ countries to work alongside its program experts.
2024 Scholars
Angela Ajodo-Adebanjoko
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor of Political Science, Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for African Studies, National Open University of Nigeria
Professor of Political Science, Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for African Studies, National Open University of Nigeria
Syed Hassan Akbar
Pakistan Fellow;
Senior Policy Specialist, Pakistan
Senior Policy Specialist, Pakistan
Lawrence K. Altman
Global Fellow;
Medical Writer and 'The Doctor's World' Columnist, New York Times; Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York University
Medical Writer and 'The Doctor's World' Columnist, New York Times; Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York University
Cynthia J. Arnson
Distinguished Fellow and Former Director, Latin America Program
Margot Badran
Global Fellow;
Honorary Fellow, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
Honorary Fellow, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
Mirwais Balkhi
Public Policy Fellow;
Former Afghan Minister of Education
Former Afghan Minister of Education
Ruth Greenspan Bell
Public Policy Fellow;
Visiting Scholar, Environmental Law Institute; Research Associate, Columbia University Business School’s Center for Decision Sciences
Visiting Scholar, Environmental Law Institute; Research Associate, Columbia University Business School’s Center for Decision Sciences
Samuel Beroud
History and Public Policy Program Scholar;
Ph.D Candidate, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Ph.D Candidate, University of Geneva, Switzerland
William Brownfield
Distinguished Fellow;
Career Ambassador serving as US Ambassador to Chile, Venezuela, and Colombia from 2001-2010; former Assistant Secretary of State for Drugs and Law Enforcement
Career Ambassador serving as US Ambassador to Chile, Venezuela, and Colombia from 2001-2010; former Assistant Secretary of State for Drugs and Law Enforcement
Myung Hye Cho
Korea Foundation Junior Scholar;
Master’s Candidate, Seoul National University
Master’s Candidate, Seoul National University
Yirga Abebe Damtie
Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar;
PhD Candidate, Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University
PhD Candidate, Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University
Zdenek David
Librarian Emeritus
Haleh Esfandiari
Distinguished Fellow; Director Emerita, Middle East Program
Timothy Eydelnant
State Department Fellow;
Division Chief, Office of Children’s Issue, US Department of State
Division Chief, Office of Children’s Issue, US Department of State
Artem Gergun
George F. Kennan Fellow;
Advisor to Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee MP Dmytro Natalukha, Verkhovna Rada, the Parliament of Ukraine
Advisor to Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee MP Dmytro Natalukha, Verkhovna Rada, the Parliament of Ukraine
Lisa Gilman
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor, George Mason University
Professor, George Mason University
Sherri Goodman
Senior Fellow, Polar Institute and Environmental Change & Security Program;
Author, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership & the Fight for Global Security.
Author, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership & the Fight for Global Security.
Steven Heydemann
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor, Smith College
Professor, Smith College
Toshihiro Higuchi
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Associate Professor, Georgetown University
Associate Professor, Georgetown University
Kent Hughes
Public Policy Fellow;
Former Director, Program on America and the Global Economy, Woodrow Wilson Center
Former Director, Program on America and the Global Economy, Woodrow Wilson Center
Pamela Jagger
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
James F. Jeffrey
Chair of the Middle East Program, Slater Family Distinguished Fellow;
Former ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
Former ambassador to Iraq and Turkey, and Special Envoy to the Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS
Jan H. Kalicki
Public Policy Fellow;
Former Counselor for International Strategy, Chevron; Chairman, Eurasia Foundation
Former Counselor for International Strategy, Chevron; Chairman, Eurasia Foundation
William Krist
Asia Fellow;
Former Senior Vice-President, American Electronics Association, Washington, DC
Former Senior Vice-President, American Electronics Association, Washington, DC
Kristina Lozinskaya
Schwarzman Fellow;
Schwarzman Fellow, Tsinghua University
Schwarzman Fellow, Tsinghua University
Meg Lundsager
Public Policy Fellow;
Former U.S. Executive Director and Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
Former U.S. Executive Director and Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
John Martin
Public Policy Fellow;
Director of Production - Visual Storytelling, Conservation International
Director of Production - Visual Storytelling, Conservation International
William B. Milam
Public Policy Fellow;
Former Senior U.S. Diplomat and U.S. Ambassador in both South Asia and West Africa, with publications on both regions
Former Senior U.S. Diplomat and U.S. Ambassador in both South Asia and West Africa, with publications on both regions
Zeinab Mohammed Salih
Visiting Arab Journalist Fellow;
Journalist for the Guardian and the BBC based in Khartoum, Sudan.
Journalist for the Guardian and the BBC based in Khartoum, Sudan.
Jim Mullinax
State Department Fellow;
Senior Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State
Senior Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State
Nader Nadery
Senior Fellow;
Associate fellow, Asser Institute; Visiting fellow, Hoover Institute, Stanford
Associate fellow, Asser Institute; Visiting fellow, Hoover Institute, Stanford
Neeti Nair
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor of History, University of Virginia
Professor of History, University of Virginia
Latifah Kasozi Namutebi
Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar;
Strategic Partnership and Advocacy Officer, Women's International Peace Centre
Strategic Partnership and Advocacy Officer, Women's International Peace Centre
Diana Villiers Negroponte
Public Policy Fellow
Akachi Odoemene
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor of African History, Federal University Otuoke, Nigeria
Professor of African History, Federal University Otuoke, Nigeria
Anastasiya Osipova
James H. Billington Fellow;
Assistant Professor, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Colorado, Boulder
Assistant Professor, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Colorado, Boulder
Molly O'Toole
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Journalist and Author
Journalist and Author
Marvin Ott
Asia Fellow;
Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University; Former Professor of National Security Policy, National War College and Deputy Staff Director, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University; Former Professor of National Security Policy, National War College and Deputy Staff Director, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
David Ottaway
Middle East Fellow;
Former Washington Post Middle East Correspondent
Former Washington Post Middle East Correspondent
Marina Ottaway
Middle East Fellow;
Former Senior Research Associate and Head of the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Former Senior Research Associate and Head of the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Amy Paik
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Associate Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
Associate Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses
Raul Pangalangan
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor of Law, University of the Philippines
Professor of Law, University of the Philippines
William E. Pomeranz
Senior Fellow; Former Director, Kennan Institute
Philip Reeker
Chair, Global Europe Program;
Albright Stonebridge Group, Department of State (ret.)
Albright Stonebridge Group, Department of State (ret.)
Blair A. Ruble
Distinguished Fellow;
Former Wilson Center Vice President for Programs (2014-2017); Director of the Comparative Urban Studies Program/Urban Sustainability Laboratory (1992-2017); Director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies (1989-2012) and Director of the Program on Global Sustainability and Resilience (2012-2014)
Former Wilson Center Vice President for Programs (2014-2017); Director of the Comparative Urban Studies Program/Urban Sustainability Laboratory (1992-2017); Director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies (1989-2012) and Director of the Program on Global Sustainability and Resilience (2012-2014)
Kotaro Shiojiri
Japan Foundation Visiting Fellow;
Legal Officer, Yoshimine Law Offices
Legal Officer, Yoshimine Law Offices
Paulo Sotero
Distinguished Fellow
Sylwia Spurek
Wilson International Competition Fellow
Pamela Stein
Air Force Fellow;
Colonel, United States Air Force
Colonel, United States Air Force
Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Former Public Policy Fellow;
Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
Philippa Strum
Public Policy Fellow;
Former Director, Division of United States Studies, Woodrow Wilson Center
Former Director, Division of United States Studies, Woodrow Wilson Center
Patrick Utomi
Public Policy Fellow;
Brown Capital Management Africa Program Public Policy Fellow, Professor at the Lagos Business School
Brown Capital Management Africa Program Public Policy Fellow, Professor at the Lagos Business School
Carlos Vecchio
Public Policy Fellow;
Former Ambassador of Venezuela to the US
Former Ambassador of Venezuela to the US
Christoph von Marschall
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Der Tagesspiegel
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Der Tagesspiegel
Diego von Vacano
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University
Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University
Earl Anthony Wayne
Public Policy Fellow;
Former Career Ambassador to Afghanistan, Argentina, and Mexico; Distinguished Diplomat in Residence, School of International Service, American University
Former Career Ambassador to Afghanistan, Argentina, and Mexico; Distinguished Diplomat in Residence, School of International Service, American University
Samuel Wells
Cold War Fellow and Member, History and Public Policy Program Advisor Board;
Former Deputy and Associate Director, Woodrow Wilson Center; Former Director, West European Studies Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
Former Deputy and Associate Director, Woodrow Wilson Center; Former Director, West European Studies Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
Donald Wolfensberger
Congressional Scholar;
Former Director, the Congress Project, Wilson Center; Former Staff Director, House Rules Committee
Former Director, the Congress Project, Wilson Center; Former Staff Director, House Rules Committee
Robin Wright
Distinguished Fellow;
Author and columnist for The New Yorker
Author and columnist for The New Yorker
Gaisu Yari
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Afghan Voices of Hope Project Director
Afghan Voices of Hope Project Director
Sergei Zhuk
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor of History, Ball State University
Professor of History, Ball State University
Carin Zissis
Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Editor-in-Chief, AS/COA Online, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Editor-in-Chief, AS/COA Online, Americas Society/Council of the Americas