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

Angela Ajodo-Adebanjoko

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor of Political Science, Olusegun Obasanjo Centre for African Studies, National Open University of Nigeria
Syed Hassan Akbar

Syed Hassan Akbar

Pakistan Fellow;
Senior Policy Specialist, Pakistan
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Lawrence K. Altman

Global Fellow;
Medical Writer and 'The Doctor's World' Columnist, New York Times; Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York University
Cindy Arnson

Cynthia J. Arnson

Distinguished Fellow and Former Director, Latin America Program
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Margot Badran

Global Fellow;
Honorary Fellow, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
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Mirwais Balkhi

Public Policy Fellow;
Former Afghan Minister of Education
Ruth Greenspan Bell

Ruth Greenspan Bell

Public Policy Fellow;
Visiting Scholar, Environmental Law Institute; Research Associate, Columbia University Business School’s Center for Decision Sciences
Samuel Beroud

Samuel Beroud

History and Public Policy Program Scholar;
Ph.D Candidate, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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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
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Myung Hye Cho

Korea Foundation Junior Scholar;
Master’s Candidate, Seoul National University
Yirga Damtie

Yirga Abebe Damtie

Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar;
PhD Candidate, Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University
Zdenek David

Zdenek David

Librarian Emeritus
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Haleh Esfandiari

Distinguished Fellow; Director Emerita, Middle East Program 
Tim Eydeinant

Timothy Eydelnant

State Department Fellow;
Division Chief, Office of Children’s Issue, US Department of State
Artem Gergun

Artem Gergun

George F. Kennan Fellow;
Advisor to Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee MP Dmytro Natalukha, Verkhovna Rada, the Parliament of Ukraine
Lisa Gilman

Lisa Gilman

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor, George Mason University
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Sherri Goodman

Senior Fellow, Polar Institute and Environmental Change & Security Program;
Author, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership & the Fight for Global Security.    
Steven Heydemann

Steven Heydemann

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor, Smith College
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Toshihiro Higuchi

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Associate Professor, Georgetown University
Kent Hughes

Kent Hughes

Public Policy Fellow;
Former Director, Program on America and the Global Economy, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Pamela Jagger

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor, School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
James F. Jeffrey

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
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Jan H. Kalicki

Public Policy Fellow;
Former Counselor for International Strategy, Chevron; Chairman, Eurasia Foundation
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William Krist

Asia Fellow;
Former Senior Vice-President, American Electronics Association, Washington, DC
Krystsina Lozinskaya

Kristina Lozinskaya

Schwarzman Fellow;
Schwarzman Fellow, Tsinghua University
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Meg Lundsager

Public Policy Fellow;
Former U.S. Executive Director and Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund

John Martin

Public Policy Fellow;
Director of Production - Visual Storytelling, Conservation International
William B. Milam

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
Zeinab Mohammed Salih

Zeinab Mohammed Salih

Visiting Arab Journalist Fellow;
Journalist for the Guardian and the BBC based in Khartoum, Sudan.
Jim Mullinax

Jim Mullinax

State Department Fellow;
Senior Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State
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Nader Nadery

Senior Fellow;
Associate fellow, Asser Institute; Visiting fellow, Hoover Institute, Stanford
Neeti Nair

Neeti Nair

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor of History, University of Virginia
Latifah

Latifah Kasozi Namutebi

Southern Voices Network for Peacebuilding Scholar;
Strategic Partnership and Advocacy Officer, Women's International Peace Centre
Diana Villiers Negroponte

Diana Villiers Negroponte

Public Policy Fellow
Akachi Odoemene

Akachi Odoemene

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor of African History, Federal University Otuoke, Nigeria
Anastasiya Osipova

Anastasiya Osipova

James H. Billington Fellow;
Assistant Professor, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Colorado, Boulder
Molly O'Toole

Molly O'Toole

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Journalist and Author
Marvin Ott

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
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David Ottaway

Middle East Fellow;
Former Washington Post Middle East Correspondent
Marina Ottaway

Marina Ottaway

Middle East Fellow;
Former Senior Research Associate and Head of the Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Amy Paik

Amy Paik

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Associate Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Defense Analyses

Raul Pangalangan

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor of Law, University of the Philippines
William E. Pomeranz

William E. Pomeranz

Senior Fellow; Former Director, Kennan Institute
Philip Reeker, Chair of the Global Europe Program

Philip Reeker

Chair, Global Europe Program;
Albright Stonebridge Group, Department of State (ret.)
Blair A. Ruble

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)
Kotaro Shiojiri

Kotaro Shiojiri

Japan Foundation Visiting Fellow;
Legal Officer, Yoshimine Law Offices
Paulo Sotero

Paulo Sotero

Distinguished Fellow
Sylwia Spurek

Sylwia Spurek

Wilson International Competition Fellow
Pam Stein

Pamela Stein

Air Force Fellow;
Colonel, United States Air Force
Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Sheryl Gay Stolberg

Former Public Policy Fellow;
Washington Correspondent, The New York Times
Philippa Strum

Philippa Strum

Public Policy Fellow;
Former Director, Division of United States Studies, Woodrow Wilson Center
PatrickUtomi

Patrick Utomi

Public Policy Fellow;
Brown Capital Management Africa Program Public Policy Fellow, Professor at the Lagos Business School
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Carlos Vecchio

Public Policy Fellow;
Former Ambassador of Venezuela to the US
Christoph von Marschall

Christoph von Marschall

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Der Tagesspiegel
Diego Von Vacano

Diego von Vacano

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Department of Political Science, Texas A&M University
Earl Anthony Wayne

Earl Anthony Wayne

Public Policy Fellow;
Former Career Ambassador to Afghanistan, Argentina, and Mexico; Distinguished Diplomat in Residence, School of International Service, American University
Samuel Wells

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
Donald Wolfensberger

Donald Wolfensberger

Congressional Scholar;
Former Director, the Congress Project, Wilson Center; Former Staff Director, House Rules Committee
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Robin Wright

Distinguished Fellow;
Author and columnist for The New Yorker
Gaisu Yari

Gaisu Yari

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Afghan Voices of Hope Project Director
Sergei Zhuk

Sergei Zhuk

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Professor of History, Ball State University
Carin Zissis

Carin Zissis

Wilson International Competition Fellow;
Editor-in-Chief, AS/COA Online, Americas Society/Council of the Americas