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
Former 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
Yuming Du
ECNU-WWICS Cold War Studies Initiative Scholar;
Master’s Student, Department of History, East China Normal University
Master’s Student, Department of History, East China Normal University

Haleh Esfandiari
Distinguished Fellow; Director Emerita, Middle East Program

Timothy Eydelnant
State Department Fellow

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
Joshua Albury Tait
History and Public Policy Program Scholar;
Analyst, New Zealand Government; Post-doctoral Fellow, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute
Analyst, New Zealand Government; Post-doctoral Fellow, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute

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
Weiyi Wang
East China Normal University Cold War Studies Initiative Scholar ; History and Public Policy Program;
M.A. Candidate, Department of History, East China Normal University
M.A. Candidate, Department of History, East China Normal 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