Fellowship
2025 Speakers
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Fellow, Atlantic CouncilGrace is a tech policy strategist who most recently was the Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). -
Assistant Professor of Computer ScienceCarolyn Jane Anderson is an assistant professor in Computer Science at Wellesley College. -
Associate Professor, History and Classical Studies; Director of Indigenous Studies Program, McGill UniversityNoelani Arista is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies, and Director of the Indigenous Studies Program at McGill University. -
Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Wellesley CollegeAmy Banzaert is the Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Wellesley College. -
Tatia Bolkvadze is a Cybersecurity and Technology Analyst at Oxford Analytica. -
Senior Arms Control Adviser for the ICRC, Delegation to the UNVéronique Christory is the Senior Arms Control Adviser for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Delegation to the United Nations. -
Assistant Director, Instructional Technology, Wellesley CollegeRebecca Darling is the Assistant Director of Instructional Technology at Wellesley College. -
Director of Strategic Partnerships & Innovation, Young FuturesDr. Kristine Gloria is a recovering academic, social impact entrepreneur, and dedicated steward of technology for good. -
Research & Instruction Librarian, Wellesley CollegeDaria Hafner provides research and instructional support to Wellesley students and faculty, including individual research consultations, in-class instruction, and workshops. -
Global Head of Cybersecurity Education & Awareness at HSBC BankAlison Harrington is the Global Head of Cybersecurity Education & Awareness at HSBC. -
Chair of the Russian Department, Wellesley CollegeThomas Hodge has devoted most of his research to the nexus of Russian literature and Russian music in the 1800s, and to the history of nineteenth-century Russian nature writing and hunting literature. -
Richard Perry Professor and Director of Perry World HouseMichael C. Horowitz is Director of Perry World House and Richard Perry Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. -
Senior Fellow at the Aspen Institute and the Harvard Bloomberg Center for Cities -
Senior Leadership and Organizational AdvisorMegan Karsh has twenty years of experience in leadership and organizational capacity-building, first as a leader of rule of law and transitional justice organizations in complex environments like Afghanistan, Cambodia, and Iraq, and now as a program designer, facilitator, and consultant. -
Equity Strategist at PopWorks AfricaStephanie Kimou is an equity strategist, writer, and lecturer working to make the NGO and philanthropic sectors more equitable and accessible for Black women, femmes, and gender-expansive folks. -
The first White House National Climate Advisor and former U.S. EPA Administrator, Gina McCarthy is one of the nation’s most respected voices on climate change, the environment, and public health. -
Associate Professor of SpanishInela Selimović is an associate professor of Spanish at Wellesley College. -
Professor and co-Chair of Computer ScienceOrit Shaer is a Professor and co-Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College. -
Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown UniversityBarbara Tannenbaum teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and is a faculty member in the Brown/IE Executive MBA Program. -
Department Head and Professor at the University of British ColumbiaProfessor Alice Te Punga Somerville (Māori – Te Āti Awa, Taranaki) is a scholar, poet and irredentist who writes and teaches at the intersections of literary studies, Indigenous studies and Pacific studies. -
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley CollegeResearcher on the recent history of U.S. environmental politics and policy, including climate change, the clean energy transition, and public lands management. -
Editor-at-Large and Columnist of the Future at The Washington PostBina Venkataraman is an American journalist, author, and policy leader. -
Regeneration Practitioner at fromtherootsWangũi is a regeneration practitioner researching and translating indigenous Afrikan knowledges into experiential processes, art and honey to provide rooted embodied tools for us to decolonise and reindigenise. -
Associate Professor of NeuroscienceSara Wasserman is an Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Wellesley College. -
Senior Director, Cybersecurity and Privacy Services, Venable LLPHeather West is a policy and tech translator, product consultant, and long-term digital strategist guiding the intersection of emerging technologies, culture, governments, and policy. -
Mary Jane Durnford Lewis ’59 Distinguished Visiting ProfessorNicole Wong specializes in assisting high-growth technology companies to develop international privacy, content, AI governance, and regulatory strategies. -
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeYaniv Yacoby is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Wellesley College, where he leads the Model-Guided Uncertainty (MOGU) Lab. -
Program Coordinator, Global HIV Access Program, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc.Courtney Yang is a Program Coordinator at Clinton Health Access Initiative, where she supports a global team improving access to optimal treatment, prevention, and testing products for HIV/AIDS.
2024 Speakers
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Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies, Wellesley CollegeI joined the Wellesley community in the summer of 2002 to teach Arabic language and literature and to help build a program for Middle Eastern Studies. -
Science Librarian, Wellesley CollegeJillian Amaral can help you find, evaluate, and cite resources for your presentations. -
Associate Professor, History and Classical Studies; Director of Indigenous Studies Program, McGill UniversityNoelani Arista is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies, and Director of the Indigenous Studies Program at McGill University.
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Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Wellesley CollegeAmy Banzaert is the Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Wellesley College.
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Anna Julia Cooper Research Associate and incoming Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-MadisonGenevieve Bates is an Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral Research Associate and an incoming Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. -
Vice President of Policy, Environmental League of MassachusettsAmy Boyd Rabin is the Vice President of Policy at the Environmental League of Massachusetts. In that role, she helps drive the Commonwealth’s equitable environmental progress by crafting an ambitious and strategic policy agenda. -
Assistant Director, Instructional Technology, Wellesley CollegeRebecca Darling is the Assistant Director of Instructional Technology at Wellesley College.
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Visiting Fellow, Wellesley Women CenterPashtana Durrani is an Activist, educator, innovator, and writer. -
Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict. -
Research & Instruction Librarian, Wellesley CollegeDaria Hafner provides research and instructional support to Wellesley students and faculty, including individual research consultations, in-class instruction, and workshops.
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M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations. -
Senior Leadership and Organizational AdvisorMegan Karsh has twenty years of experience in leadership and organizational capacity-building, first as a leader of rule of law and transitional justice organizations in complex environments like Afghanistan, Cambodia, and Iraq, and now as a program designer, facilitator, and consultant.
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Associate Professor/Executive Director, Grand Valley State University/Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ)Jeff Kelly Lowenstein is the founder and executive of the Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ) and the former Padnos/Sarosik Endowed Chair of Civil Discourse at Grand Valley State University. -
Equity Strategist at PopWorks AfricaStephanie Kimou is an equity strategist, writer, and lecturer working to make the NGO and philanthropic sectors more equitable and accessible for Black women, femmes, and gender-expansive folks.
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Expert in International Relations, Former Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the Parliament of Ukraine (2019-2021)Mrs Vira Konstantynova is a well-known expert on Ukraine’s foreign policy, geopolitics, and international security. -
Retired Danish AmbassadorAmbassador Ellen Margrethe Løj is the 2024 Distinguished Visiting Professor. She has 35 years of foreign service experience, including in multiple leadership roles in the Danish government and the United Nations. -
Executive Director, Shorenstein Center on Media Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy SchoolLaura Manley is the Executive Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. -
Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Wellesley CollegeHeather Mattila is a Professor of Biological Sciences at Wellesley College, a women's liberal arts college that is located just outside of Boston (USA). -
Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, United States Department of StateSara Minkara joins the U.S. Department of State as Special Advisor on International Disability Rights. -
Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown UniversityBarbara Tannenbaum teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and is a faculty member in the Brown/IE Executive MBA Program.
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Journalist, Center for Collaborative Investigative JournalismCarolyn Thompson is a series editor at CCIJ and a freelance data and investigative journalist.
2023 Speakers
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Science Librarian, Wellesley CollegeJillian Amaral can help you find, evaluate, and cite resources for your presentations.
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Senior Advisor, Yale University’s Institute for the Preservation of Cultural HeritageCharlotte Ashamu is an expert in international economic development with a 20-year career working to advance entrepreneurship, job creation and creative industry growth. -
Director General, Sharjah Museums AuthorityManal Ataya is a museums professional with 17 years of senior managerial experience in museum development, cultural heritage management and cultural diplomacy. -
Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Wellesley CollegeAmy Banzaert is the Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Wellesley College.
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Anna Julia Cooper Research Associate and incoming Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-MadisonGenevieve Bates is an Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral Research Associate and an incoming Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Assistant Director, Instructional Technology, Wellesley CollegeRebecca Darling is the Assistant Director of Instructional Technology at Wellesley College.
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Ambassador, retiredJoseph DeThomas has worked in the field of international affairs as a practitioner, academic or outside expert for 45 years. -
MBA Candidate at the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, Renewable Energy Investment ProfessionalSurina has over eight years of experience in the energy finance / sustainable investing space. -
Houston Chronicle's senior director of investigations and high-impact reportingYaffa Fredrick is the Houston Chronicle’s senior director of investigations and high-impact reporting. She previously served as the Chronicle’s local government editor, overseeing a group of reporters who cover city and county politics. -
Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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Sr. Director of Strategic Operations, Global CitizenMabelly Guerrero is the Sr. Director of Strategic Operations at Global Citizen, an advocacy organization whose mission is to end extreme poverty worldwide now. -
Research & Instruction Librarian, Wellesley CollegeDaria Hafner provides research and instructional support to Wellesley students and faculty, including individual research consultations, in-class instruction, and workshops.
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Chemistry Teacher, Everett High SchoolKathryn Alexa Jackson is a chemist and teacher. -
Equity Strategist at PopWorks AfricaStephanie Kimou is an equity strategist, writer, and lecturer working to make the NGO and philanthropic sectors more equitable and accessible for Black women, femmes, and gender-expansive folks.
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Associate Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs, Occidental CollegeIgor Logvinenko is an Associate Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs and an affiliate of the John Parke Young Initiative on the Global Political Economy at Occidental College in Los Angeles. -
Global Lead for the Data on Demand InitiativeSarah serves as the Global Lead for the Data on Demand initiative at IDinsight -
Executive Director, Shorenstein Center on Media Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy SchoolLaura Manley is the Executive Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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Program Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSang-Hee Min is Program Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focusing on global polio eradication. -
Chief Executive Officer, U.S. International Development Finance CorporationScott Nathan is the Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). -
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Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United NationsAndrejs Pildegovičs took up the position of Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York in September 2018. -
Strategic Advisor and Independent Consultant to International Organizations, Private Sector Foundations and Non-Governmental OrganizationsRachel F. Robbins is an experienced global leader with management and governance experience in the private sector, emerging markets and international organizations, with particle focus on strategy, policy, governance and change management. -
Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown UniversityBarbara Tannenbaum teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and is a faculty member in the Brown/IE Executive MBA Program.
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Director, China Environment ForumJennifer Turner has been the director of the China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson Center for 23 years where she creates meetings, exchanges and publications focusing on a variety of energy and environmental challenges facing China, particularly on water, energy and green civil society issues. -
Former COO and Sr. VP, International Finance CorporationStephanie von Friedeburg is a C-Level executive, global investment banking leader and business strategist recognized for successful investments and returns across multiple sectors and asset classes. -
United States Ambassador to Ukraine (2016–2019)Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch served as the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (2016-2019), the Republic of Armenia (2008- 2011) and the Kyrgyz Republic (2005-2008). -
Graduate Student, HarvardLily Zhang is a Wellesley alumna and Albright Fellow.
2022 Speakers
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U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001)Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59: Diplomat, Global Leader, Visionary (1937-2022) -
Science Librarian, Wellesley CollegeJillian Amaral can help you find, evaluate, and cite resources for your presentations.
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Associate Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs, Occidental CollegePhillip M. Ayoub is Associate Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College. -
Senior Manager, Policy & Insights, Economist ImpactMonica Ballesteros is a Senior Manager in the Policy & Insights team at Economist Impact, the research arm of The Economist Group. -
Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Wellesley CollegeAmy Banzaert is the Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Wellesley College.
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Claire Tow Professor of Political Science, Barnard CollegeAlexander Cooley is the Claire Tow Professor of Political Science at Barnard College where he has taught for 20 years and the recent Director of Columbia University's Harriman Institute (2015-2021). -
Medical Student, Warren Alpert Medical School; Strategy and Research Lead, Khushi BabySaachi leads strategy and research at Khushi Baby, a non-profit organization developing digital platforms for primary health care in last-mile India. -
Assistant Director, Instructional Technology, Wellesley CollegeRebecca Darling is the Assistant Director of Instructional Technology at Wellesley College.
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Visiting Fellow, Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley CollegePashtana Durrani is an Afghan human rights activist and community development expert whose focus is girls’ education. -
Minister of Foreign Affairs, El Salvador (1999-2003)María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for El Salvador from 1999 to 2003. -
Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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Program Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsRebecca Gordan is Program Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs. -
Research & Instruction Librarian, Wellesley CollegeDaria Hafner provides research and instructional support to Wellesley students and faculty, including individual research consultations, in-class instruction, and workshops.
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Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director, The Camilla Chandler Frost ’47 Center for the Environment, Wellesley CollegeErich Hatala Matthes's primary research interests concern the ethics, politics, and aesthetics of cultural heritage, art, and the environment. -
Dani is the Instructional Technologist for the following subject areas: Anthropology, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geosciences, GIS, and Maps. -
Ayeona Hopkins is an Analyst at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) where her responsibilities include monitoring the progress and impact of US Government investments in Mongolia, Cote d'Ivoire, Guatemala and El Salvador. -
M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations.
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Siddharth Kara is an author, researcher, screenwriter, and activist on modern slavery. -
Dr. Mimi Kessler is an avian biologist whose work focuses on the ecology and conservation of bustard species in Eurasia. She integrates spatial analyses and field data with an understanding of a region’s cultures, history, and economy to develop effective conservation policies. -
Director, Exploration & Experiential Learning, Wellesley CollegeElizabeth Mandeville directs the Exploration and Experiential Learning team in Career Education at Wellesley College. -
Katherine Stone Kaufmann ’67 Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women and Professor of Africana Studies, Wellesley CollegeLayli Maparyan, PhD, is the Katherine Stone Kaufmann ’67 Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women and Professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College. -
Program Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSang-Hee Min is Program Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focusing on global polio eradication.
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Assistant Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, Wellesley CollegeJennifer Musto is an Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College where she teaches courses on gender, sexuality, migration, globalization, and technology. -
Oluwole Ojewale obtained a PhD in urban and regional planning and possesses 10 years of experience in the academic, nonprofit and think tank operations. -
Senior Non-resident Associate, Center for Strategic and International StudiesA retired career diplomat from the U.S. Department of State, Annie is a Senior Non-Resident Associate at CSIS, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a public commentator on foreign policy. -
Michael Pisa is a policy fellow at the Center for Global Development, where his work focuses on how digitalization is shaping economic development. -
Bamby Salcedo is a national and international recognized transgender Latina Woman who received her Master’s Degree in Mexican and Latin@ Studies from California State California Los Angeles. -
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Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown UniversityBarbara Tannenbaum teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and is a faculty member in the Brown/IE Executive MBA Program.
2021 Speakers
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Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies, Wellesley CollegeI joined the Wellesley community in the summer of 2002 to teach Arabic language and literature and to help build a program for Middle Eastern Studies.
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Syrian Filmmaker and ActivistWaad al-Kateab is a Syrian activist and award-winning filmmaker. -
U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001)Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59: Diplomat, Global Leader, Visionary (1937-2022)
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Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Wellesley CollegeAmy Banzaert is the Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Wellesley College.
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Science Librarian, Wellesley CollegeSarah Barbrow is the Science Librarian at Wellesley College. -
Senior Arms Control Adviser, International Committee of the Red CrossVéronique Christory is the Senior Arms Control Adviser for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Delegation to the UN. -
Assistant Director, Instructional Technology, Wellesley CollegeRebecca Darling is the Assistant Director of Instructional Technology at Wellesley College.
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Assistant Professor of Africana Studies, Wellesley CollegeI am a Zimbabwean born scholar of political science. -
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California RiversideKim Yi Dionne is an associate professor of political science at UC Riverside. -
McDowell/Whiting Professor of Astrophysics, Wellesley CollegePlanetary astronomer, space explorer with NASA's Cassini Mission to Saturn, committed to teaching science, and a devotee of all the liberal arts. -
Managing Director, International Monetary FundKristalina Georgieva currently serves as Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, a position she was selected for on September 25, 2019 and has served as since October 1, 2019. -
Associate Manager, Price Database, ArtnetGhazarian works with auction houses based in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East to track works of art sold at auctions. -
Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board, 2007-2020 (retired)Carol Giacomo was a member of The New York Times Editorial Board from 2007-2020 writing about all major foreign and defenses issues including nuclear weapons, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. -
Sonja Novak Koerner '51 Senior Curator of Collections and Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs, Davis Museum at Wellesley CollegeAmanda Gilvin is the Sonja Novak Koerner '51 Senior Curator of Collections and Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College. -
Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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Program Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsRebecca Gordan is Program Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs.
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Research & Instruction Librarian, Wellesley CollegeDaria Hafner provides research and instructional support to Wellesley students and faculty, including individual research consultations, in-class instruction, and workshops.
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Professor of Sociology, Dartmouth CollegeBrooke Harrington is Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College in the United States. -
Minister Counsellor - in Charge of Security Council Affairs at the Permanent Mission of Niger to the United NationsHalimatou Hima is Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Niger to the United Nations where she works on Security Council affairs including children and armed conflict, humanitarian issues, and women, peace and security. -
M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations.
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Stanford Calderwood Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeDavid L. Lindauer is the Stanford Calderwood Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1981. -
Associate Program Specialist, UNESCOAna Lomtadze is an Associate Program Specialist at UNESCO in Paris, France. -
Program Officer, Global Development, William and Flora Hewlett FoundationSarah T. Lucas serves as a program officer at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. -
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Argentine Republic (2015-2017)Susana Malcorra became Dean of the IE School of Public and Global Affairs in March 2020. -
Director, Exploration & Experiential Learning, Wellesley CollegeElizabeth Mandeville directs the Exploration and Experiential Learning team in Career Education at Wellesley College.
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Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Wellesley CollegeMy research focuses on feedbacks between ecosystem processes, climate change, and land-use change. -
Executive Director, WeRoboticsDr. Patrick Meier serves as Executive Director of WeRobotics. -
Former NASA Space Shuttle Commander, Independent Consultant, Melroy & Hollett Technology PartnersColonel Pam Melroy (USAF, retired) is a former test pilot and NASA astronaut, and one of two women to command the Space Shuttle. -
Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor Takis Metaxas is Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College and served as the Faculty Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs (Wintersessions 2017-2019). He is also an affiliate of the Center for Computation and Society at Harvard and the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford. -
President and CEO, International Rescue CommitteeDavid Miliband is the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee. -
Head of Terrestrial Ecosystems Unit, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Dr. Musonda Mumba, a Zambian National, is currently the head of the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Terrestrial Ecosystems Team, with over 20 years’ experience in environmental and conservation issues globally. -
Doctoral Candidate in Political Science, The University of ChicagoMaya K. Nandakumar ’19 is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at the University of Chicago. -
Senior Program Officer, Product Introduction and Access, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSusie Nazzaro is a Senior Program Officer at the Gates Foundation where her responsibilities include new product introduction, procurement strategy, pricing, market dynamics, and access to health products. -
Senior Associate and Director for Gender, Women and Democracy, National Democratic InstituteSandra Pepera is a career diplomat and international development professional. -
Senior Non-resident Associate, Center for Strategic and International StudiesA retired career diplomat from the U.S. Department of State, Annie is a Senior Non-Resident Associate at CSIS, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a public commentator on foreign policy.
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Marxe Faculty Director, MIA Program, Baruch College and Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign RelationsCarla Anne Robbins is an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and Marxe faculty director of the master of international affairs program and clinical professor of national security studies at Baruch College's Marxe School of Public and International Affairs. -
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Wellesley CollegeInela Selimović holds B.A. degree from the University of the South-Sewanee and Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky. -
Director of Research, Data and Innovation, World Resources Institute AfricaDr. Rebekah Shirley is the Director of Research, Data, and Innovation at the World Resources Institute Africa, where she works to create widespread public access to data and insights, helping to mobilize sustainable development solutions. -
Professor of the Practice of Government and Technology, Harvard Kennedy SchoolAs Professor of the Practice of Government and Technology at the Harvard Kennedy School and in the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Government, my mission is create and use technology to assess and solve societal, political and governance problems, and to teach others how to do the same. -
Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown UniversityBarbara Tannenbaum teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and is a faculty member in the Brown/IE Executive MBA Program.
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Founder & Director, Thakur Family Foundation, IncDinesh S. Thakur is a public health activist focused on improving the quality of affordable medicines across the globe.
2020 Speakers
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Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies, Wellesley CollegeI joined the Wellesley community in the summer of 2002 to teach Arabic language and literature and to help build a program for Middle Eastern Studies.
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Senior Program Associate, Results for DevelopmentLoriade Akin-Olugbade is a global development professional with experience in data collection, use and analysis as well as research and program management. -
U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001)Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59: Diplomat, Global Leader, Visionary (1937-2022)
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Professor Emerita of Women's and Gender Studies and Education, Wellesley College; Executive Director, Wellesley Centers for Women (1985-2010)For 25 years Susan served as the Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women and Professor of Women's & Gender Studies and Education at Wellesley College. -
Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Wellesley CollegeAmy Banzaert is the Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Wellesley College.
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Science Librarian, Wellesley CollegeSarah Barbrow is the Science Librarian at Wellesley College.
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Environmental ConsultantElli’s current work focuses on sustainable urban development, related to healthy food, healthy people, and healthy soils. -
Research Director, Center for Social Policy, McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts BostonFrançoise Carré is the research director at the Center for Social Policy (CSP), a policy research and evaluation center with a primary focus on policies addressing poverty, joblessness, and low-wages in Massachusetts, nationally, and internationally. -
Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights & International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy SchoolErica Chenoweth is the Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School and a Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. -
Senior Arms Control Adviser, International Committee of the Red CrossVéronique Christory is the Senior Arms Control Adviser for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Delegation to the UN.
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Executive Director, Future of Diplomacy Project and Executive Director, The Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy SchoolCathryn Clüver Ashbrook is a German and American national and the founding Executive Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), which examines the challenges to negotiation and statecraft in the 21st century. -
Assistant Director, Instructional Technology, Wellesley CollegeRebecca Darling is the Assistant Director of Instructional Technology at Wellesley College.
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OHCHR Representative & Chief of Human Rights and Rule of Law Service, United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)Antonia De Meo is a senior leader in peacebuilding, human rights and development organizations with 19 years of field experience in 8 countries on 4 continents. -
Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Center for BioethicsCharlene A. Galarneau is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Medical School, Center for Bioethics, and Associate Professor Emerita of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College (2005-2018). -
Chief Operating Officer, ONESuzy George is ONE’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) where she oversees finance, human resources, information technology, and global operations departments. -
Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board, 2007-2020 (retired)Carol Giacomo was a member of The New York Times Editorial Board from 2007-2020 writing about all major foreign and defenses issues including nuclear weapons, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Sonja Novak Koerner '51 Senior Curator and Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs, Davis Museum at Wellesley CollegeAmanda Gilvin is the Sonja Novak Koerner '51 Senior Curator of Collections and Assistant Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College. -
Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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Program Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsRebecca Gordan is Program Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs.
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Professor of French Studies, Wellesley CollegeScott Gunther is a specialist of contemporary French culture and society. -
Research & Instruction Librarian, Wellesley CollegeDaria Hafner provides research and instructional support to Wellesley students and faculty, including individual research consultations, in-class instruction, and workshops.
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Associate Professor of German Studies, Wellesley CollegeAnjeana Hans is associate professor and chair of German Studies at Wellesley College. -
Professor of Russian, Wellesley CollegeThomas Hodge has devoted most of his research to the nexus of Russian literature and Russian music in the 1800s, and to the history of nineteenth-century Russian nature-writing and hunting literature. -
Associate Research Scholar, Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian InstituteLeta Hong Fincher has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, Dissent Magazine and others. -
Class of 1949 Professor in Ethics and Associate Professor and Chair of American Studies, Wellesley CollegeQualitative sociologist focusing on race, class, gender, and cultural production. -
M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations.
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Film Director and Producer, Co-Founder of Breaktide ProductionsJalena Keane-Lee is a director, dp, producer and the co-founder of Breaktide Productions. -
Assistant Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegePinar Keskin is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Wellesley College. -
Assistant Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of TorontoRie Kijima is an assistant professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. -
Director, Exploration & Experiential Learning, Wellesley CollegeElizabeth Mandeville directs the Exploration and Experiential Learning team in Career Education at Wellesley College.
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Barbara Morris Caspersen Associate Professor of Humanities and Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Wellesley CollegeIrene Mata is Associate Professor in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at Wellesley College, where she teaches courses in Chicanx/Latinx literature and culture. -
Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNergis Mavalvala is the Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the associate head of the Department of Physics. -
Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor Takis Metaxas is Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College and served as the Faculty Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs (Wintersessions 2017-2019). He is also an affiliate of the Center for Computation and Society at Harvard and the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford.
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Program Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSang-Hee Min is Program Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focusing on global polio eradication.
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Writer and Bookstore Owner, Politics and Prose BookstoreLissa Muscatine is co-owner of Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. -
Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge GroupAmbassador Victoria Nuland is Senior Counselor at the Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategic advisory and commercial diplomacy firm based in Washington, D.C. -
Former Diplomat & AuthorFarah Pandith is an author, foreign policy strategist, and former diplomat. -
Senior Research Scientist, Wellesley Centers for WomenResearcher on labor economics and entrepreneurship, with specific focus on women, education and immigration. -
Former Executive Director of Global Policy, United Nations FoundationMinh-Thu Pham has been at the forefront of global policymaking for over 15 years. -
Luella LaMer Slaner Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology, Wellesley CollegeSmitha Radhakrishnan is the Luella LaMer Slaner Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College. Her research examines the cultural, financial, and political dimensions of gender and globalization, with particular focus on India, the United States, and South Africa. -
National Security Advisor (2013-2017), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013)Ambassador Susan E. Rice served as President Obama’s National Security Advisor and U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2009-2017. -
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Wellesley CollegeInela Selimović holds B.A. degree from the University of the South-Sewanee and Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky.
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Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty DirectorOlga Shurchkov is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, a Research Fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), and the Paula Phillips Bernstein ‘58 Faculty Director of the Madeleine K. Albright Institute for Global Affairs. -
Lawyer and Independent ConsultantPatricia Sulser has worked as a professional in the international development space for nearly 30 years, currently as an independent consultant. -
Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown UniversityBarbara Tannenbaum teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and is a faculty member in the Brown/IE Executive MBA Program.
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William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley CollegeResearcher on the recent history of U.S. environmental politics and policy, including climate change, the clean energy transition, and public lands management.
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Playwright and Screenwriter, Nieh's Daughter, Inc.Mfoniso Udofia's plays, Sojourners, runboyrun, Her Portmanteau, and In Old Age have been seen at the American Conservatory Theater [A.C.T.], New York Theatre Workshop [NYTW], The Playwrights Realm, Magic Theater, National Black Theatre, Strand Theater Company, and Boston Court. -
Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeAnn Velenchik joined the Wellesley College faculty in 1989, and joined the Provost’s office in 2015. -
Professor of Mathematics, Wellesley CollegeIsmar Volić is a professor of Mathematics at Wellesley College, where he has taught since 2006. -
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Wellesley CollegeJulie Walsh researches and teaches topics in early modern philosophy, with a focus on theories of human freedom and philosophical method in both rationalist and empiricist traditions. -
Documentary Filmmaker, Helen Young ProductionsHelen Young is an Emmy award-winning writer and television news producer, a veteran of both CBS and NBC News for 20 years.
2019 Speakers
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Design Thinking Strategist, General MotorsSamaa Ahmed is a user experience designer and strategist. -
U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001)Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59: Diplomat, Global Leader, Visionary (1937-2022)
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Wellesley CollegeAngela Bahns, Associate Professor of Psychology at Wellesley College, is a social psychologist doing research on prejudice, diversity beliefs, and friendship formation. -
Policy Specialist, United NationsSumeeta is a social development professional and strategist. -
Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Wellesley CollegeAmy Banzaert is the Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Wellesley College.
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Science Librarian, Wellesley CollegeSarah Barbrow is the Science Librarian at Wellesley College.
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Managing Director, Anchor Point FoundationAmy Batchelor is a managing director of the Anchor Point Foundation. -
Allene Lummis Russell Professor in Neuroscience, Wellesley CollegeBarbara Beltz is the Allene Lummis Russell Professor in Neuroscience at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, where she served as Director of the Neuroscience Program from 1996-2016. -
Medical Director, Special Pathogens Unit, Boston University School of MedicineDr. Nahid Bhadelia is an infectious diseases physician and the medical director of Special Pathogens Unit at Boston University School of Medicine. -
Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research and Founder/President, Data & Societydanah boyd is a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research, the founder and president of Data & Society, and a Visiting Professor at New York University. -
Writer and ActivistMonica Byrne is a writer, playwright, and futurist. -
Senior Arms Control Adviser, International Committee of the Red CrossVéronique Christory is the Senior Arms Control Adviser for the International Committee of the Red Cross, Delegation to the UN.
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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of Global Disaster Response, Massachusetts General HospitalDr. Hilarie H. Cranmer, MD, MPH, is an emergency physician and educator working to advance practice standards for humanitarian and disaster responders. -
Founder and Board Chair, Partners in HealthIn 1983, aged 18, Ophelia Dahl landed in Haiti to work as a volunteer in a school for handicap children. -
Assistant Director, Instructional Technology, Wellesley CollegeRebecca Darling is the Assistant Director of Instructional Technology at Wellesley College.
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Senior Partner, Minneapolis, McKinsey & CompanyWith fifteen years of experience at McKinsey, Kweilin serves clients across both strategy and operations transformations. -
Adjunct Law Professor, Golden Gate University School of Law & Visiting Scholar, UC Davis School of LawDr. Delaram Farzaneh, S.J.D., is a human rights scholar and lawyer from Iran. -
Associate Professor of Mathematics, Wellesley CollegeProfessor Fernandez is Faculty Director of the Pforzheimer Learning and Teaching Center at Wellesley College. -
Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Center for BioethicsCharlene A. Galarneau is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Medical School, Center for Bioethics, and Associate Professor Emerita of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College (2005-2018).
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Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board, 2007-2020 (retired)Carol Giacomo was a member of The New York Times Editorial Board from 2007-2020 writing about all major foreign and defenses issues including nuclear weapons, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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Corporate Director, President, North Arm PartnersMartha Goldberg Aronson is a Corporate Board Director currently serving on the board of directors of Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSII), Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI) and CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD). -
Program Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsRebecca Gordan is Program Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of TorontoSeva Gunitsky is an associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto. -
PhD graduate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthJaya is a health systems strengthening specialist, with extensive experience conducting mixed methods research in North India. -
Executive Director, Project Information LiteracyAlison J. Head, Ph.D. is an information scientist and social science researcher. -
M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations.
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations; Director, Centre for Technology and Global Affairs, Oxford UniversityLucas Kello is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Oxford University. -
MBA Candidate, Harvard Business SchoolChristine has spent her whole life working on meaningful, difficult issues, ranging from international development in Western China to ensuring trust in a service used by over 500 million users. -
Founder & CEO, DoctoryMaliha Khalid is Founder and CEO of Doctory, with a vision to make high-quality healthcare accessible to everyone in South Asia and MENA. -
Co-founder, DoctoryAyyaz is a public health professional with 37 years’ experience of corporate and social sector healthcare management. -
Reuben Everett Cyber Scholar, Duke University Law SchoolJessica "Zhanna" Malekos Smith, J.D., the Reuben Everett Cyber Scholar at Duke University Law School, served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps. -
Director, Exploration & Experiential Learning, Wellesley CollegeElizabeth Mandeville directs the Exploration and Experiential Learning team in Career Education at Wellesley College.
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Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolDr. Marsh is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and clinical faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital. -
Barbara Morris Caspersen Associate Professor of Humanities and Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Wellesley CollegeIrene Mata is Associate Professor in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at Wellesley College, where she teaches courses in Chicanx/Latinx literature and culture.
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Professor of Public Finance, Polytechnic University of Milan, ItalyManos Matsaganis is Professor of Public Finance at Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy. -
Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor Takis Metaxas is Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College and served as the Faculty Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs (Wintersessions 2017-2019). He is also an affiliate of the Center for Computation and Society at Harvard and the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford.
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Executive Director, Technology Investment Banking J.P. MorganKristina is a Client Executive in the Technology Investment Banking Group, and co-leads J.P. Morgan’s Semiconductor and Industrial & Applied Technology practice. -
Founder and Board Member, Center for American ProgressJohn Podesta served as Chair of Hillary for America. Prior to joining Hillary Clinton's campaign, he served as Counselor to President Barack Obama. His duties included overseeing climate change and energy policy. -
U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2013-2017)Ambassador Samantha Power is the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School. -
Luella LaMer Slaner Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology, Wellesley CollegeSmitha Radhakrishnan is the Luella LaMer Slaner Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College. Her research examines the cultural, financial, and political dimensions of gender and globalization, with particular focus on India, the United States, and South Africa.
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Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1989-1993)William K. Reilly has enjoyed careers in public service, non-governmental organizations, and private sector finance. -
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Wellesley CollegeInela Selimović holds B.A. degree from the University of the South-Sewanee and Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky.
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Lecturer and Clinical Instructor, Boston University School of LawSarah Sherman-Stokes is the Associate Director of the Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Program at Boston University School of Law. -
Senior Lecturer in the Department of English and Creative Writing; Director of Creative WritingMarilyn Sides is a member of The Department of English and Creative Writing. -
Assistant Professor, Wayne State UniversityElizabeth Stoycheff, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor and affiliate faculty for the Center of the Study of Citizenship at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. -
Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard UniversityCass R. Sunstein is currently the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard. From 2009 to 2012, he was Administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. -
Executive Director, Allazo Polis FoundationIvar Tallo is the Founding Director and a Board Member of e-Governance Academy and currently of Allazo Polis Foundation. -
Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown UniversityBarbara Tannenbaum teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and is a faculty member in the Brown/IE Executive MBA Program.
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Fellow Mentor, Albright InstituteSherman Teichman is the Founding Director (Emeritus since 2016) of the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) at Tufts University. -
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley CollegeResearcher on the recent history of U.S. environmental politics and policy, including climate change, the clean energy transition, and public lands management.
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Anchor and Managing Editor, PBS NewsHourBroadcast journalist Judy Woodruff is the anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour.
2018 Speakers
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Senior Visiting Fellow, The Freedom Project at Wellesley CollegeMustafa Akyol is a Turkish journalist and author with acclaimed books such as Islam without Extremes (2011) and The Islamic Jesus (2017). -
U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001)Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59: Diplomat, Global Leader, Visionary (1937-2022)
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Ph.D. Candidate of Public Policy, University of OxfordJieun Baek is a doctoral candidate in Public Policy at the University of Oxford where she is researching first movers of dissent in Myanmar. -
Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Wellesley CollegeAmy Banzaert is the Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Wellesley College.
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Science Librarian, Wellesley CollegeSarah Barbrow is the Science Librarian at Wellesley College.
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Managing Director, Anchor Point FoundationAmy Batchelor is a managing director of the Anchor Point Foundation.
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Chief People Officer, Chegg Inc.As Chief People Officer, Jenny Brandemuehl leads the Global Human Resources team at Chegg Inc. -
Professor of Mathematics, Wellesley CollegeStanley Chang received his Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of Chicago and joined the Wellesley Department of Mathematics in 2001. -
Associate Professor, School of International StudiesDr. Xiaohe Cheng is an Associate Professor at the School of International Studies and Deputy Director of Center for China’s International Strategic Studies, Renmin University of China. -
Founder and Board Chair, Partners in HealthIn 1983, aged 18, Ophelia Dahl landed in Haiti to work as a volunteer in a school for handicap children.
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Assistant Director, Instructional Technology, Wellesley CollegeRebecca Darling is the Assistant Director of Instructional Technology at Wellesley College.
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Professor of Classical Studies, Wellesley CollegeMy research focuses on the intersection of history, literature, and culture of archaic and classical Greece (8-6th centuries BCE). -
Ralph Emerson and Alice Freeman Palmer Professor of Political Science, Wellesley CollegeRoxanne L. Euben is the Ralph Emerson and Alice Freeman Palmer Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College. -
McDowell/Whiting Professor of Astrophysics, Wellesley CollegePlanetary astronomer, fascinated by planetary rings and atmospheres, committed to teaching science, and a devotee of all the liberal arts. -
Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Wellesley CollegeCharlene A. Galarneau is Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College and Director of the Health and Society Minor. -
Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board, 2007-2020 (retired)Carol Giacomo was a member of The New York Times Editorial Board from 2007-2020 writing about all major foreign and defenses issues including nuclear weapons, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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Corporate Director, President, North Arm PartnersMartha Goldberg Aronson is a Corporate Board Director currently serving on the board of directors of Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSII), Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI) and CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD).
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Senior Research Associate, Middlebury Institute of International StudiesMelissa Hanham is a Senior Research Associate at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS). -
President, Melroy-Hollett Technology PartnersMr. Hollett currently advises on energy strategy and policy, and technology innovation for a variety of private and government clients. -
M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations.
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Director of Campus Development, University of Global Health EquityMr. Emmanuel Kamanzi is a management professional with an interest in public health and health systems strengthening in resource limited-settings. -
Barbara Morris Caspersen Associate Professor of Humanities and Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Wellesley CollegeIrene Mata is Associate Professor in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at Wellesley College, where she teaches courses in Chicanx/Latinx literature and culture.
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Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNergis Mavalvala is the Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the associate head of the Department of Physics.
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Professor of Astronomy, Wellesley CollegeInvolved with youth of all kinds: some of the most distant galaxies, the smallest stars in our Milky Way, and students and kids of my own. -
Owner and CEO, Melroy & Hollett Technology PartnersPam Melroy is a retired Air Force test pilot and former NASA astronaut and Space Shuttle commander. -
Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor Takis Metaxas is Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College and served as the Faculty Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs (Wintersessions 2017-2019). He is also an affiliate of the Center for Computation and Society at Harvard and the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford.
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Edith Stix Wasserman Professor of Asian Studies, Professor of Political Science, Wellesley CollegeExpert on the U.S.-Korea alliance and comparative social movements in East Asia (democratization, women's movements, migrant workers, human rights); migration and identity politics. -
Professor of Government, Dartmouth CollegeBrendan Nyhan is a professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College. -
Associate Vice President, Center for Middle East and Africa, United States Institute for PeaceManal Omar is the associate vice president for the Middle East and Africa Center. Previously, she was regional program manager for the Middle East for Oxfam - Great Britain, where she responded to humanitarian crises in Palestine and Lebanon. -
Director For Gender, Women and Democracy, National Democratic InstituteSandra Pepera is a career diplomat and international development professional. -
Centennial Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown UniversityThe Honorable Anne C. Richard served as Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration in the Obama Administration (2012-2017). -
Anne Pierce Rogers Professor of English, Wellesley CollegeLawrence Rosenwald is the Anne Pierce Rogers Professor of English at Wellesley College, and the director of Wellesley's Peace & Justice Studies Program. -
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Wellesley CollegeInela Selimović holds B.A. degree from the University of the South-Sewanee and Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky.
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Founder and Managing Partner, Glasswing VenturesWith over 15 years of investing and transactional experience, Rudina has led technology investments and acquisitions in startup companies in the fields of robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), SaaS marketing technologies and digital media. -
Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge GroupU.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (2011-2015) -
Lecturer and Clinical Instructor, Boston University School of LawSarah Sherman-Stokes is the Associate Director of the Immigrants’ Rights & Human Trafficking Program at Boston University School of Law.
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Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeResearch interests include macroeconomics, long-run growth, and technology. -
Colonel, United States Air ForceColonel Kayle M. Stevens is currently the Director, Military Partnerships and the USAF Senior Service Advisor for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. -
Director of Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research CenterBruce Stokes is director of global economic attitudes at Pew Research Center, where he assesses public views about economic conditions, foreign policy and values. -
Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown UniversityBarbara Tannenbaum teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and is a faculty member in the Brown/IE Executive MBA Program.
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Kathryn Wasserman Davis Professor of Slavic Studies, Professor of History, and Director of Russian Area Studies, Wellesley CollegeNina Tumarkin is Kathryn Wasserman Davis Professor of Slavic Studies, Professor of History, and director of the Russian Area Studies Program at Wellesley College. -
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley CollegeResearcher on the recent history of U.S. environmental politics and policy, including climate change, the clean energy transition, and public lands management.
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U.S. Deputy Attorney General (2015-2017)Sally Q. Yates served as Deputy Attorney General in the Obama administration from January 8, 2015 until January 20, 2017. She then served as Acting Attorney General from January 20, 2017 through January 30, 2017. -
George Bemis Professor of International Law, Harvard Law SchoolJonathan Zittrain is the George Bemis Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School and Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Director for Library and Information Resources at the Harvard Law School Library, and co-founder of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society.
2017 Speakers
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Director, Pivotal Place: Western Balkans, Rockefeller Brothers FundHaki Abazi has over 15 years of experience in designing and managing development programs in Western Balkans, Central and Eastern Europe, Afghanistan, and Indonesia -
U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001)Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59: Diplomat, Global Leader, Visionary (1937-2022)
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Case Manager, Agency For New AmericansIn 2014, Asmaa Albukaie became the first Syrian refugee in Idaho. -
International Correspondent, NPR NewsDeborah Amos covers the Middle East for NPR News and is reporting on refugee resettlement in the U.S. Her reports can be heard on NPR's award-winning Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Weekend Edition. -
Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Wellesley CollegeAmy Banzaert is the Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Wellesley College.
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Associate Provost and Academic Director of Diversity & Inclusion, and Lecturer of Education, Wellesley CollegeRobbin Chapman grew up on a farm in Dinwiddie, Virginia, later moving to Brooklyn, New York when she was nine. Whether on a farm or in the city, she would always indulge her love for science, reading, and exploration. -
Chairman of the Hedge Fund Standards BoardDame Amelia Fawcett is Chairman of the Hedge Fund Standards Board in London, Non-Executive Chairman of the Guardian Media Group plc in London, a Non-Executive Director of State Street Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and a Non-Executive Director of Investment AB Kinnevik in Stockholm, Sweden. -
Joint-Degree MBA | MPP Candidate, Harvard Business School | Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentSooah is a joint-degree MBA | MPP candidate at the Harvard Business School (HBS) and Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS). -
Founder and Board Chair, Partners in HealthIn 1983, aged 18, Ophelia Dahl landed in Haiti to work as a volunteer in a school for handicap children.
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Chief-of-staff / VP, AccretiveSamira Daswani has worked across the healthcare value chain at a global, national and local level. -
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wellesley CollegeHelena de Bres received her PhD in Philosophy from MIT and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Stanford Program on Global Justice. -
McDowell/Whiting Professor of Astrophysics, Wellesley CollegePlanetary astronomer, fascinated by planetary rings and atmospheres, committed to teaching science, and a devotee of all the liberal arts.
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Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Wellesley CollegeCharlene A. Galarneau is Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College and Director of the Health and Society Minor.
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Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board, 2007-2020 (retired)Carol Giacomo was a member of The New York Times Editorial Board from 2007-2020 writing about all major foreign and defenses issues including nuclear weapons, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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Corporate Director, President, North Arm PartnersMartha Goldberg Aronson is a Corporate Board Director currently serving on the board of directors of Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSII), Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI) and CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD).
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Wellesley CollegeNadya Hajj is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Middle East Studies at Wellesley College. -
President of Kosovo (2011-2016)Atifete Jahjaga is the first woman President of the Republic of Kosovo, elected by the Parliament of Kosovo on April 7, 2011. -
M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations.
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Director of Campus Development, University of Global Health EquityMr. Emmanuel Kamanzi is a management professional with an interest in public health and health systems strengthening in resource limited-settings.
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Author, Emerson CollegeGazmend Kapllani is an Albanian-born author, journalist, and scholar. -
Director, Emergency Preparedness & Response Unit, International Rescue CommitteeBob Kitchen is the IRC’s Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response. He began working with displaced populations in 1999 in southern Albania. -
European Stability Initiative; Mercator-IPC Senior FellowGerald Knaus is ESI's founding chairman. -
Director, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public HealthDr. Leaning’s research and policy interests include issues of public health, medical ethics, and early warning in response to war and disaster, human rights and international humanitarian law in crisis settings, and problems of human security in the context of forced migration and conflict.
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Professor Emerita of Classical Studies, Wellesley CollegeRecently I’ve been writing about Greek drama. -
Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied SciencesHarry Lewis is Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard, where he has taught since 1974. -
Associate Professor of Political Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor MacDonald's research focuses on the political and military dimensions of overseas expansion, as well as the dynamics of resistance to colonial rule. -
Katherine Stone Kaufmann ’67 Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women and Professor of Africana Studies, Wellesley CollegeLayli Maparyan, PhD, is the Katherine Stone Kaufmann ’67 Executive Director of the Wellesley Centers for Women and Professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College.
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Senior Director, Public Policy & Economics, UberBetsy Masiello is Senior Director of Global Public Policy and Economics at Uber. -
Barbara Morris Caspersen Associate Professor of Humanities and Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Wellesley CollegeIrene Mata is Associate Professor in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at Wellesley College, where she teaches courses in Chicanx/Latinx literature and culture.
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Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNergis Mavalvala is the Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the associate head of the Department of Physics.
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Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor Takis Metaxas is Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College and served as the Faculty Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs (Wintersessions 2017-2019). He is also an affiliate of the Center for Computation and Society at Harvard and the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford.
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Chief Medical Officer, Partners in Health; Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Global Health Equity, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Associate Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical SchoolJoia Mukherjee MD, MPH is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Chief Medical Officer of Partners In Health (PIH), an international medical charity dedicated to providing a preferential option for the poor in healthcare. -
Founding Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsS. Joanne Murray is the Founding Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs. -
Margaret Hamm Professor of Psychology, Wellesley CollegeJulie K. Norem joined the faculty at Wellesley College in 1992, and she teaches courses in personality psychology, research methods, as well as a seminar on optimism and pessimism. -
Associate Vice President, Center for Middle East and Africa, United States Institute for PeaceManal Omar is the associate vice president for the Middle East and Africa Center. Previously, she was regional program manager for the Middle East for Oxfam - Great Britain, where she responded to humanitarian crises in Palestine and Lebanon.
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Chairman, GSP AdvisoryGeorge Papaconstantinou was born in Athens in 1961, and studied economics in the UK and the US, obtaining a Ph.D from the London School of Economics. -
President, Socialist International; Greek Prime Minister (2009-2011)George Papandreou is Former Prime Minister of Greece, current President of Socialist International and Co-Chair of the Democratic Alignment, a coalition of the center-left parties in Greece, composed by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), the Democratic Left and the Movement of Socialists and Democrats. -
Senior Fellow and Lecturer, Shorenstein Center, Harvard Kennedy SchoolRichard Parker is a Lecturer in Public Policy and Senior Fellow of the Shorenstein Center. -
International Consultant, Romanian Finance Minister (2014)Ioana Petrescu graduated Wellesley College in 2003 with a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics and Harvard University in 2008 with an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Economics. -
Luella LaMer Slaner Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology, Wellesley CollegeSmitha Radhakrishnan is the Luella LaMer Slaner Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College. Her research examines the cultural, financial, and political dimensions of gender and globalization, with particular focus on India, the United States, and South Africa.
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Centennial Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown UniversityThe Honorable Anne C. Richard served as Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration in the Obama Administration (2012-2017).
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Anne Pierce Rogers Professor of English, Wellesley CollegeLawrence Rosenwald is the Anne Pierce Rogers Professor of English at Wellesley College, and the director of Wellesley's Peace & Justice Studies Program.
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Assistant Professor of Spanish, Wellesley CollegeInela Selimović holds B.A. degree from the University of the South-Sewanee and Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky.
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MBA Student, MIT SloanGalen Danskin Shaffer is a second-year MBA at MIT Sloan and will be working for McKinsey after graduation. -
Provost and Dean of the College, Wellesley CollegeAndy Shennan is Provost and Dean of the College and Professor of History at Wellesley College. -
Media Editor BuzzFeed NewsCraig Silverman is the media editor of BuzzFeed News and leads a global beat covering platforms, online misinformation, and fake news. -
Program Examiner & Presidential Management Fellow, White House Office of Management and BudgetRachel Snyderman (Albright Fellow ’10, Wellesley ’11) is a Program Examiner and Presidential Management Fellow with the White House Office of Management and Budget, where her work focuses on policy and budgetary oversight and analysis of issues addressing small business financing and international trade. -
Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown UniversityBarbara Tannenbaum teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and is a faculty member in the Brown/IE Executive MBA Program.
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Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeBrian Tjaden is Professor and Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College where he teaches courses on algorithms, computational biology and bioinformatics. -
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley CollegeResearcher on the recent history of U.S. environmental politics and policy, including climate change, the clean energy transition, and public lands management.
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Playwright and Screenwriter, Nieh's Daughter, Inc.Mfoniso Udofia's plays, Sojourners, runboyrun, Her Portmanteau, and In Old Age have been seen at the American Conservatory Theater [A.C.T.], New York Theatre Workshop [NYTW], The Playwrights Realm, Magic Theater, National Black Theatre, Strand Theater Company, and Boston Court.
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Associate Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeAkila Weerapana is an associate professor of economics at Wellesley College. -
Senior Policy Manager, MozillaHeather works on security, cybersecurity, data governance, and privacy in the digital age at Mozilla, maker of the Firefox browser. -
Director of Operations and Engagement, Metro Physical and Aquatic TherapyDeeba Zivari, M.S. in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University and B.A in Comparative Literature from Wellesley College, has a decade of interdisciplinary, local and global scholarship in narrative theory and public health.
2016 Speakers
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Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies, Wellesley CollegeI joined the Wellesley community in the summer of 2002 to teach Arabic language and literature and to help build a program for Middle Eastern Studies.
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Senior Program Associate, Results for DevelopmentLoriade Akin-Olugbade is a global development professional with experience in data collection, use and analysis as well as research and program management.
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U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001)Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59: Diplomat, Global Leader, Visionary (1937-2022)
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Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Wellesley CollegeAmy Banzaert is the Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Wellesley College.
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Theodora L. and Stanley H. Feldberg Professor of Art, Wellesley CollegePatricia Berman is an art historian specializing in the art and visual culture of the late 19th-, 20th-, and 21st centuries. -
Environmental ConsultantElli’s current work focuses on sustainable urban development, related to healthy food, healthy people, and healthy soils.
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Independent ConsultantMegan Carroll is from San Diego, CA. Last year, she served as a White House Fellow at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations’ Washington, DC office. -
Executive Director, Future of Diplomacy Project and Executive Director, The Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy SchoolCathryn Clüver Ashbrook is a German and American national and the founding Executive Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), which examines the challenges to negotiation and statecraft in the 21st century.
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Deputy CEO, United Nations FoundationBefore joining the UN Foundation, Elizabeth Cousens served as U.S. Ambassador to the UN Economic and Social Council and Alternate Representative to the UN General Assembly (2012-14). -
Founder and Board Chair, Partners in HealthIn 1983, aged 18, Ophelia Dahl landed in Haiti to work as a volunteer in a school for handicap children.
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Associate Dean of International Affairs, Penn Law SchoolRangita de Silva de Alwis is the Associate Dean of International Affairs at University of Pennsylvania Law School. -
Assistant Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of EducationSarah Dryden-Peterson leads a research program that focuses on the connections between education and community development, specifically the role that education plays in building peaceful and participatory societies. -
McDowell/Whiting Professor of Astrophysics, Wellesley CollegePlanetary astronomer, fascinated by planetary rings and atmospheres, committed to teaching science, and a devotee of all the liberal arts.
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Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board, 2007-2020 (retired)Carol Giacomo was a member of The New York Times Editorial Board from 2007-2020 writing about all major foreign and defenses issues including nuclear weapons, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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Corporate Director, President, North Arm PartnersMartha Goldberg Aronson is a Corporate Board Director currently serving on the board of directors of Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSII), Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI) and CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD).
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Vice Chief of Naval Operations, United States NavyAdmiral Howard is a 1978 graduate of Gateway High School in Aurora, Colorado. She graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1982 and from the Army’s Command and General Staff College in 1998, with a Masters in Military Arts and Sciences. -
M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations.
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Director of Campus Development, University of Global Health EquityMr. Emmanuel Kamanzi is a management professional with an interest in public health and health systems strengthening in resource limited-settings.
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Program Director, GEO Education and Diversity, National Science Foundation, Directorate for GeosciencesDr. Jill Karsten is the Program Director for Education and Diversity within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) at the National Science Foundation. -
Head, Office of International Science and Engineering, National Science FoundationDr. Rebecca Spyke Keiser head the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Office of International Science & Engineering (OISE). -
Chief of Navy Chaplains, United States NavyMargaret Grun Kibben was born and raised in Warrington, Pennsylvania a suburb of Philadelphia. -
Director, Emergency Preparedness & Response Unit, International Rescue CommitteeBob Kitchen is the IRC’s Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response. He began working with displaced populations in 1999 in southern Albania.
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Program Officer, Global Development, William and Flora Hewlett FoundationSarah T. Lucas serves as a program officer at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyNergis Mavalvala is the Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of Astrophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the associate head of the Department of Physics.
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Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor Takis Metaxas is Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College and served as the Faculty Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs (Wintersessions 2017-2019). He is also an affiliate of the Center for Computation and Society at Harvard and the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford.
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Program Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSang-Hee Min is Program Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focusing on global polio eradication.
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Betty Freyhof Johnson '44 Professor of Political Science, Wellesley CollegeCraig N. Murphy is the Betty Freyhof Johnson ’44 Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College. -
Founding Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsS. Joanne Murray is the Founding Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs.
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Assistant Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, Wellesley CollegeJennifer Musto is an Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Wellesley College where she teaches courses on gender, sexuality, migration, globalization, and technology.
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Director, Program on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones, Physicians for Human RightsKaren Naimer directs the Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones Program at Physicians for Human Rights. She and her team train doctors, nurses, police officers, lawyers, and judges in East and Central Africa to collect, document, preserve, and analyze forensic evidence of sexual violence to support domestic and international prosecutions of these crimes. -
Executive Director of Policy, United Nations FoundationMinh-Thu Pham is currently Executive Director for Policy at the United Nations Foundation, where she develops and leads strategic initiatives to to strengthen the UN’s ability to solve global problems, including on the Sustainable Development Goals, and brings together diplomats to help broker global agreements. -
Luella LaMer Slaner Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology, Wellesley CollegeSmitha Radhakrishnan is the Luella LaMer Slaner Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College. Her research examines the cultural, financial, and political dimensions of gender and globalization, with particular focus on India, the United States, and South Africa.
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Senior Director, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, The World BankAna Revenga is the Senior Director of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice at the World Bank Group. -
Anne Pierce Rogers Professor of English, Wellesley CollegeLawrence Rosenwald is the Anne Pierce Rogers Professor of English at Wellesley College, and the director of Wellesley's Peace & Justice Studies Program.
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Assistant Professor of Spanish, Wellesley CollegeInela Selimović holds B.A. degree from the University of the South-Sewanee and Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky.
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Senior Advisor, National Science FoundationKathryn Sullivan is a senior executive at the National Science Foundation (NSF). She joined NSF in 2003 serving as the Deputy Director of the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) and subsequently as Acting OISE Director. -
Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown UniversityBarbara Tannenbaum teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and is a faculty member in the Brown/IE Executive MBA Program.
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Policy ScientistDeb Trefts specializes in marine and environmental policy, science, law and management. After representing various nations at model UNs and working for her Ohio congressman in Washington during high school, she majored in political science at Wellesley. -
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeFranklyn (Lyn) Turbak is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Wellesley College, where he has been since 1995. -
Senior Foreign Assistance Policy Analyst, Bread for the WorldFaustine Wabwire is Bread for the World Institute’s Senior Foreign Assistance Policy Analyst, based in Washington, DC. Bread for the World Institute provides policy analysis on hunger and strategies to end it. -
Managing Director & President, NRB Bearings LimitedHarshbeena Sahney Zaveri ’82 is the Managing Director & President of NRB Bearings Limited. She graduated with freshman distinction and as a Wellesley Scholar with honors in Urban Studies and Anthropology from Wellesley College, and is focused on achieving Wellesley’s vision of educating and developing women leaders.
2015 Speakers
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Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies, Wellesley CollegeI joined the Wellesley community in the summer of 2002 to teach Arabic language and literature and to help build a program for Middle Eastern Studies.
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Senior Program Associate, Results for DevelopmentLoriade Akin-Olugbade is a global development professional with experience in data collection, use and analysis as well as research and program management.
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U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001)Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59: Diplomat, Global Leader, Visionary (1937-2022)
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CEO, Global Partnership for EducationMs. Alice P. Albright, a U.S. national, comes to GPE with over 27 years of international experience that spans the private, non-profit, and public sectors. -
Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Wellesley CollegeAmy Banzaert is the Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Wellesley College.
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Environmental ConsultantElli’s current work focuses on sustainable urban development, related to healthy food, healthy people, and healthy soils.
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Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politic, Harvard Kennedy SchoolAmbassador Burns is faculty director of the Future of Diplomacy Project and chair of the Middle East Initiative and India & South Asia Program. -
Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Wellesley CollegeLinda L. Carli, a social psychologist, has been a faculty member at Wellesley College since 1991. -
Executive Director, Future of Diplomacy Project and Executive Director, The Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy SchoolCathryn Clüver Ashbrook is a German and American national and the founding Executive Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), which examines the challenges to negotiation and statecraft in the 21st century.
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wellesley CollegeHelena de Bres received her PhD in Philosophy from MIT and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Stanford Program on Global Justice.
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Associate Dean of International Affairs, Penn Law SchoolRangita de Silva de Alwis is the Associate Dean of International Affairs at University of Pennsylvania Law School.
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Assistant Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of EducationSarah Dryden-Peterson leads a research program that focuses on the connections between education and community development, specifically the role that education plays in building peaceful and participatory societies.
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Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board, 2007-2020 (retired)Carol Giacomo was a member of The New York Times Editorial Board from 2007-2020 writing about all major foreign and defenses issues including nuclear weapons, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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Corporate Director, President, North Arm PartnersMartha Goldberg Aronson is a Corporate Board Director currently serving on the board of directors of Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSII), Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI) and CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD).
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Professor of Entrepreneurship, Babson CollegePatricia G. Greene is the Paul T. Babson Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies at Babson College where she formerly served first as Dean of the Undergraduate School and later as Provost. -
Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development, emerita, Harvard Kennedy SchoolMerilee S. Grindle is Edward S. Mason Professor of International Development and Director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard University. -
Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life, Harvard Kennedy SchoolJ. Bryan Hehir is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life. -
Principal, Hurley ConsultingDeborah Hurley received the Namur Award of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) in recognition of outstanding contributions, with international impact, to awareness of social implications of information technology. -
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M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations.
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Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings InstitutionHomi Kharas is a Senior Fellow and Deputy Director in the Global Economy and Development program. -
Chief of Navy Chaplains, United States NavyMargaret Grun Kibben was born and raised in Warrington, Pennsylvania a suburb of Philadelphia.
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Jessica Lee ('06) was most recently Senior Manager and Chief Philanthropy Officer at The Asia Group, LLC, a strategy and capital advisory group to corporations and organizations with business interests in the trans-Pacific region. -
Stanford Calderwood Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeDavid L. Lindauer is the Stanford Calderwood Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1981.
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Program Officer, Global Development, William and Flora Hewlett FoundationSarah T. Lucas serves as a program officer at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor MacDonald's research focuses on the political and military dimensions of overseas expansion, as well as the dynamics of resistance to colonial rule.
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Professor, Georgetown UniversityKatherine Marshall has worked for over four decades on international development, focusing on the world’s poorest countries. -
Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor Takis Metaxas is Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College and served as the Faculty Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs (Wintersessions 2017-2019). He is also an affiliate of the Center for Computation and Society at Harvard and the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford.
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Program Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSang-Hee Min is Program Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focusing on global polio eradication.
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Founding Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsS. Joanne Murray is the Founding Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs.
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Senior Program Officer, Product Introduction and Access, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSusie Nazzaro is a Senior Program Officer at the Gates Foundation where her responsibilities include new product introduction, procurement strategy, pricing, market dynamics, and access to health products.
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Head of GSBank Urban Investment Group and Global Head of the Office of Corporate Engagement, Goldman SachsDina leads Goldman Sachs Bank USA’s Urban Investment Group (UIG), serves as global head of the Office of Corporate Engagement, and is president of the Goldman Sachs Foundation. -
Senior Director, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, The World BankAna Revenga is the Senior Director of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice at the World Bank Group.
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Managing Principal, Singa ConsultingCarol Rollie Flynn is Managing Principal at Singa Consulting, a professional services firm that provides security, intelligence, leadership coaching, and training services to the private sector and governments. -
Anne Pierce Rogers Professor of English, Wellesley CollegeLawrence Rosenwald is the Anne Pierce Rogers Professor of English at Wellesley College, and the director of Wellesley's Peace & Justice Studies Program.
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Assistant Professor of Spanish, Wellesley CollegeInela Selimović holds B.A. degree from the University of the South-Sewanee and Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky.
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Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown UniversityBarbara Tannenbaum teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and is a faculty member in the Brown/IE Executive MBA Program.
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Class of 1966 Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Wellesley CollegeMarc Tetel received his B.A. in Biological Sciences from Northwestern University. -
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeFranklyn (Lyn) Turbak is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Wellesley College, where he has been since 1995.
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Reporter and Documentary FilmmakerShannon is a reporter and documentary filmmaker. -
Senior Vice-President and Partner, Fleishman-Hillard, NYSarah Vellozzi is a senior vice president and partner at Fleishman-Hillard's corporate affairs group in New York.
2014 Speakers
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Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern Studies, Wellesley CollegeI joined the Wellesley community in the summer of 2002 to teach Arabic language and literature and to help build a program for Middle Eastern Studies.
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Senior Program Associate, Results for DevelopmentLoriade Akin-Olugbade is a global development professional with experience in data collection, use and analysis as well as research and program management.
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U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001)Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59: Diplomat, Global Leader, Visionary (1937-2022)
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Visiting Professor of Iranian Studies, Brown UniversityShiva Balaghi is a cultural historian of the Middle East, who teaches Art History and History at Brown University as the Laya Khadjavi Visiting Professor of Iranian Studies. -
Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Wellesley CollegeAmy Banzaert is the Director of Engineering Studies and Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Wellesley College.
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Professor of PhysicsProfessor Robbie Berg is the Chair of the Wellesley College Department of Physics. He received his A.B. from Princeton University and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. -
Environmental ConsultantElli’s current work focuses on sustainable urban development, related to healthy food, healthy people, and healthy soils.
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Global Program Advisor, National Academies of Science, Institute of MedicineKatherine Blakeslee has worked in international development beginning at the International Planned Parenthood Federation in London. -
Associate Professor of Geosciences, Wellesley CollegeDan Brabander holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from Binghamton University and a Ph.D. from Brown University. -
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Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politic, Harvard Kennedy SchoolAmbassador Burns is faculty director of the Future of Diplomacy Project and chair of the Middle East Initiative and India & South Asia Program.
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Chair of the Executive Leadership Research Initiative for Women and Minority AttorneysDr. Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio is the Chair of the Executive Leadership Research Initiative for Women and Minority Attorneys (ELRIWMA) at the Center for the Legal Profession at Harvard Law School. -
Associate Professor of English, Wellesley CollegeDan Chiasson is an Associate Professor at Wellesley College and the author of three books of poetry: The Afterlife of Objects (2002), Natural History (2005), and Where's the Moon, There's the Moon (2010). -
Executive Director, Future of Diplomacy Project and Executive Director, The Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship, Harvard Kennedy SchoolCathryn Clüver Ashbrook is a German and American national and the founding Executive Director of the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), which examines the challenges to negotiation and statecraft in the 21st century.
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Founder and Board Chair, Partners in HealthIn 1983, aged 18, Ophelia Dahl landed in Haiti to work as a volunteer in a school for handicap children.
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Associate Dean of International Affairs, Penn Law SchoolRangita de Silva de Alwis is the Associate Dean of International Affairs at University of Pennsylvania Law School.
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Camilla Chandler Frost Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley CollegeElizabeth R. DeSombre (Beth) works on international environmental politics and law, with a focus on issues of the global commons. -
Independent Gender AdvisorSahana Dharmapuri is an independent gender advisor with over a decade of experience providing policy advice and training on gender, peace, and security issues to USAID, NATO, The Swedish Armed Forces, The United States Institute for Peace, international development consulting firms, and NGOs. -
Senior Advisor to Albright Stonebridge GroupKitty Bartels Di Martino is a Senior Advisor to Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strategy firm. -
Lecturer on Law, International Human Rights Clinic, Harvard Law School; Senior Researcher, Arms Division, Human Rights WatchBonnie Docherty is a lecturer on law and senior clinical instructor at the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School. -
President & CEO, Transparency International – USAClaudia Dumas is the President and CEO of Transparency International – USA. -
Senior Scholar, Wellesley Centers for WomenSally Engle Merry is a senior scholar at the Wellesley Centers for Women and the Silver Professor of Anthropology at New York University. She is also the Faculty Co-director of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at the New York University School of Law and past president of the American Ethnological Society. -
former Head Coach, University of California, Los AngelesSue Enquist spent 37 years at UCLA as a player, coach, and administrator. -
Chief of Organizational Excellence, United States Olympic CommitteeBenita Fitzgerald Mosley was named chief of organizational excellence for the United States Olympic Committee on June 18, 2013, and officially assumed the position in August 2013. -
Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board, 2007-2020 (retired)Carol Giacomo was a member of The New York Times Editorial Board from 2007-2020 writing about all major foreign and defenses issues including nuclear weapons, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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Corporate Director, President, North Arm PartnersMartha Goldberg Aronson is a Corporate Board Director currently serving on the board of directors of Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSII), Methode Electronics (NYSE: MEI) and CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD).
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley CollegeAlden Griffith is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley. -
M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations.
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Senior Advisor, Oxfam AmericaSarah Kalloch, Senior Advisor at Oxfam America, builds power in the US to support international development legislation and socially responsible corporate policy. -
Director of Campus Development, University of Global Health EquityMr. Emmanuel Kamanzi is a management professional with an interest in public health and health systems strengthening in resource limited-settings.
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Senior Scholar, Princeton UniversityNannerl O. Keohane is a senior scholar in the Woodrow Wilson School and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. -
Chief of Navy Chaplains, United States NavyMargaret Grun Kibben was born and raised in Warrington, Pennsylvania a suburb of Philadelphia.
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Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Olin CollegeRobert Martello began researching America's transition from crafts to industry while a Ph.D. student in MIT's Program in the History and Social Study of Science and Technology. -
Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor Takis Metaxas is Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College and served as the Faculty Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs (Wintersessions 2017-2019). He is also an affiliate of the Center for Computation and Society at Harvard and the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford.
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Program Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationSang-Hee Min is Program Officer, Global Policy & Advocacy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focusing on global polio eradication.
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Deputy Director, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentHelen Mountford has been deputy director of the Environment Directorate of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since late 2010. -
Professor of Exercise Science and Sport Studies, Springfield CollegeMimi Murray, Professor at Springfield College, earned her Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut. During her six year as head coach of women’s gymnastics at Springfield College, her teams were undefeated in dual meet competition, won five Eastern Championships, and three Division I national Championships. -
Founding Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsS. Joanne Murray is the Founding Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs.
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Vice President for Communications, Center for American ProgressAndrea Purse is the Vice President for Communications at American Progress. -
Senior Director, Poverty and Equity Global Practice, The World BankAna Revenga is the Senior Director of the Poverty and Equity Global Practice at the World Bank Group.
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Managing Principal, Singa ConsultingCarol Rollie Flynn is Managing Principal at Singa Consulting, a professional services firm that provides security, intelligence, leadership coaching, and training services to the private sector and governments.
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Anne Pierce Rogers Professor of English, Wellesley CollegeLawrence Rosenwald is the Anne Pierce Rogers Professor of English at Wellesley College, and the director of Wellesley's Peace & Justice Studies Program.
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Assistant Professor of Spanish, Wellesley CollegeInela Selimović holds B.A. degree from the University of the South-Sewanee and Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky.
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Director for Infrastructure and Natural Resources, International Finance CorporationBernard Sheahan is responsible for IFC’s investments and global engagement in the power, transport, utilities, mining and oil and gas industries. -
Chief Counsel, International Finance CorporationPatricia Sulser is a Chief Counsel at International Finance Corporation, the private sector investment arm of the World Bank, where she has worked since 1992. -
Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts and Performance Studies, Brown UniversityBarbara Tannenbaum teaches courses in public speaking and persuasive communication in the Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and is a faculty member in the Brown/IE Executive MBA Program.
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Director of Athletics, Retired, Lock Haven UniversitySharon E. Taylor served as Director of Athletics at Lock Haven University from 1988 to 2012; she served as interim director in 1987-88. -
Environment Editor, Public Radio InternationalPeter Thomson has been covering the the environment for more than 20 years and signed on as The World’s environment editor in 2008.
2013 Speakers
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U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001)Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59: Diplomat, Global Leader, Visionary (1937-2022)
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Director of Polis, London School of Economics' Department of Media and CommunicationsCharlie Beckett is the founding director of Polis, the London School of Economics' international journalism think-tank based in the Department of Media and Communications. -
Associate Professor of Geosciences, Wellesley CollegeDan Brabander holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from Binghamton University and a Ph.D. from Brown University.
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Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politic, Harvard Kennedy SchoolAmbassador Burns is faculty director of the Future of Diplomacy Project and chair of the Middle East Initiative and India & South Asia Program.
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Chairman of the Hedge Fund Standards BoardDame Amelia Fawcett is Chairman of the Hedge Fund Standards Board in London, Non-Executive Chairman of the Guardian Media Group plc in London, a Non-Executive Director of State Street Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts, USA and a Non-Executive Director of Investment AB Kinnevik in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wellesley CollegeHelena de Bres received her PhD in Philosophy from MIT and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Stanford Program on Global Justice.
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Former President of the Republic of Cape VerdeFormer President of the Republic of Cape Verde, Pedro De Verona Rodrigues Pires, was born on April 29, 1934, in the Municipality of São Filipe, on the Island of Fogo. -
Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board, 2007-2020 (retired)Carol Giacomo was a member of The New York Times Editorial Board from 2007-2020 writing about all major foreign and defenses issues including nuclear weapons, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley CollegeAlden Griffith is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley.
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Assistant Professor of Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts BostonDr. Ivanova's research focuses on global environmental governance, performance of international environmental institutions and UNEP in particular, US international environmental policy, and financing for environment. -
CEO of RareAs President and CEO of Rare, Brett Jenks oversees Rare’s global effort to equip people in the world’s most biologically diverse areas with the tools and motivation they need to protect their natural resources. -
M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations.
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Senior Advisor, Oxfam AmericaSarah Kalloch, Senior Advisor at Oxfam America, builds power in the US to support international development legislation and socially responsible corporate policy.
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Program Officer, Global Development, William and Flora Hewlett FoundationSarah T. Lucas serves as a program officer at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
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Visiting Instructor of Theatre, Wheaton CollegeJennifer Madden received her Ph.D. in Theatre and Performance Studies from Brown University, where she serves as public speaking mentor for the university’s Summer Leadership Institute. -
Professor, Georgetown UniversityKatherine Marshall has worked for over four decades on international development, focusing on the world’s poorest countries.
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Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Olin CollegeRobert Martello began researching America's transition from crafts to industry while a Ph.D. student in MIT's Program in the History and Social Study of Science and Technology.
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Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor Takis Metaxas is Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College and served as the Faculty Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs (Wintersessions 2017-2019). He is also an affiliate of the Center for Computation and Society at Harvard and the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford.
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U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (2006 - 2009)Businessman, China Expert, Conservationist and Author -
Senior Scientist Emeritus, Fogarty International Center, NIHVivian W. Pinn, M.D., was, until her retirement at the end of August 2011, the first full-time Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). -
Commentator ABC NewsCokie Roberts is a political commentator for ABC News, providing analysis for all network news programming. -
Managing Principal, Singa ConsultingCarol Rollie Flynn is Managing Principal at Singa Consulting, a professional services firm that provides security, intelligence, leadership coaching, and training services to the private sector and governments.
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U.S. Navy (ret.); Strategy and Transformation Partner, IBM, Global Business ServicesVice Admiral Ann Rondeau served for 38 years in the United States Navy. -
Northeast Regional Director, Amnesty International USAJoshua Rubenstein was on the staff of Amnesty International USA from 1975 to 2012 as the Northeast Regional Director. -
Lorraine Chiu Wang Professor of English and Director of the South Asia Studies Program, Wellesley CollegeMargery Sabin is Lorraine Chiu Wang Professor of English and Director of the South Asia Studies Program at Wellesley College. -
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Wellesley CollegeInela Selimović holds B.A. degree from the University of the South-Sewanee and Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky.
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Chief Counsel, International Finance CorporationPatricia Sulser is a Chief Counsel at International Finance Corporation, the private sector investment arm of the World Bank, where she has worked since 1992.
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Associate Professor of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeFranklyn (Lyn) Turbak is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Wellesley College, where he has been since 1995.
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Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, U.S. Department of StateCatherine Wiesner assumed the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary in February 2012, overseeing the Offices of Assistance Programs for Africa, Multilateral Coordination and External Relations, and International Migration.
2012 Speakers
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U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001)Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59: Diplomat, Global Leader, Visionary (1937-2022)
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Associate Professor of French, Wellesley CollegeHelene Bilis received her Ph.D. in French literature from the University of California, Berkeley in 2008, the same year she joined the French department at Wellesley College. -
Associate Professor of Geosciences, Wellesley CollegeDan Brabander holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from Binghamton University and a Ph.D. from Brown University.
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Macroeconomic Analyst and Portfolio Manager, Standish Mellon Asset ManagementRebecca Braeu is a macroeconomic analyst and portfolio manager on the Global Fixed Income Team at Standish Mellon Asset Management. -
Dean, Babson Executive EducationElaine Eisenman is dean of executive education at Babson College. -
Director of the Program in Global Primary Care and Social Change, Harvard Medical SchoolAndrew L. Ellner, M.D., is an associate physician in the division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the assistant medical director of the Phyllis Jen Center for Primary Care, where he practices primary care medicine. -
CEO and Founder, AccessCircles; former CEO and Founder, Carolee DesignsAccessCircles was founded in June of 2008 by Carolee Friedlander, the former CEO and founder of Carolee Designs, one of the world’s leading accessories brands. -
Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board, 2007-2020 (retired)Carol Giacomo was a member of The New York Times Editorial Board from 2007-2020 writing about all major foreign and defenses issues including nuclear weapons, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley CollegeAlden Griffith is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley.
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Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life, Harvard Kennedy SchoolJ. Bryan Hehir is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life.
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M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations.
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Former Director of Japan, Korea and Oceanic Affairs, National Security CouncilKatrin Katz served as the Director for Japan, Korea, and Oceanic Affairs on the staff of the White House National Security Council from 2007 until 2008. -
Executive Director, Social Accountability InternationalEileen Kaufman serves as executive director of Social Accountability International. -
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)Dr. Deane Marchbein joined MSF in 2006 to work as an anesthesiologist in MSF?s surgical program in Ivory Coast. -
Professor, Georgetown UniversityKatherine Marshall has worked for over four decades on international development, focusing on the world’s poorest countries.
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Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Olin CollegeRobert Martello began researching America's transition from crafts to industry while a Ph.D. student in MIT's Program in the History and Social Study of Science and Technology.
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Senior Vice President, National Defense UniversityNancy McEldowney assumed her current position as senior vice president of the National Defense University on August 1, 2011. -
Commanding General, US Army Sustainment CommandMajor General Patricia E. McQuistion assumed command of the U.S. Army Sustainment Command on 28 October 2011. -
Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor Takis Metaxas is Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College and served as the Faculty Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs (Wintersessions 2017-2019). He is also an affiliate of the Center for Computation and Society at Harvard and the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford.
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Assistant Professor of Spanish, Wellesley CollegeInela Selimović holds B.A. degree from the University of the South-Sewanee and Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky.
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Chief Counsel, International Finance CorporationPatricia Sulser is a Chief Counsel at International Finance Corporation, the private sector investment arm of the World Bank, where she has worked since 1992.
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Associate Professor of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeFranklyn (Lyn) Turbak is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Wellesley College, where he has been since 1995.
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Associate Professor of English, Wellesley CollegeSarah Wall-Randell is an assistant professor in the English Department. -
Associate Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeAkila Weerapana is an associate professor of economics at Wellesley College.
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Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLCPresident of the World Bank Group (1995-2005)
2011 Speakers
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U.S. Secretary of State (1997-2001)Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59: Diplomat, Global Leader, Visionary (1937-2022)
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Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board, 2007-2020 (retired)Carol Giacomo was a member of The New York Times Editorial Board from 2007-2020 writing about all major foreign and defenses issues including nuclear weapons, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Mildred Lane Kemper Professor of Political Science, Wellesley College; Paula Phillips Bernstein ’58 Faculty Director, Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global AffairsStacie Goddard researches issues of international security with a specific focus on legitimacy, rising powers, and territorial conflict.
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M. Margaret Ball Professor of International Relations and Professor of Economics, Wellesley CollegeJoseph P. Joyce is a Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, and holds the M. Margaret Ball Chair in International Relations.
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Professor and Chair of Computer Science, Wellesley CollegeProfessor Takis Metaxas is Professor and Department Chair of Computer Science at Wellesley College and served as the Faculty Director of the Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute for Global Affairs (Wintersessions 2017-2019). He is also an affiliate of the Center for Computation and Society at Harvard and the Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at Oxford.
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Assistant Professor of Spanish, Wellesley CollegeInela Selimović holds B.A. degree from the University of the South-Sewanee and Ph.D. in Hispanic Studies from the University of Kentucky.
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