Senior Fellows teach courses, consult with students about career ambitions, enliven the conversation on campus, and conduct research emanating from their experiences.
Senior Fellows
2023-2024
![Elliot Ackerman Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Elliot-Ackerman-400x400.jpg)
Elliot Ackerman
Elliot Ackerman is a New York Times bestselling author of …
![Susan Biniaz Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Susan_Biniaz-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Susan Biniaz
Susan Biniaz, a former Deputy Legal Adviser at the U.S. …
![André de Ruyter Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/André-de_Ruyter-180342-400x400.jpg)
André de Ruyter
André de Ruyter served as a Senior Fellow at the …
![Howard Dean Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Howard_Dean-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Howard Dean
Governor Howard Dean, former DNC Chairman, presidential candidate, six term …
![Ross Douthat Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Ross_Douthat-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat served as a Senior Fellow at the Yale …
![Jessica Faieta Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jessica-Faieta-115829.jpg)
Jessica Faieta
Jessica Faieta is a Senior Fellow and lecturer at the …
![Beth Goldberg Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Beth-Goldberg-400x400.jpg)
Beth Goldberg
Beth Goldberg is a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson …
![David Leonhardt Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/David-Leonhardt-180344-400x400.jpg)
David Leonhardt
David Leonhardt is Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson School. …
![Andrew Makridis Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Andrew-Makridis-180346-400x400.jpg)
Andrew Makridis
Andrew Makridis is a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson …
![Robert Malley Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Robert-Malley-400x400.jpeg)
Robert Malley
Robert Malley is a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson …
![David H. Petraeus Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/David-H.-Petraeus-400x400.jpg)
David H. Petraeus
General (US Army, Ret.) David H. Petraeus is a Kissinger …
![Jessica Seddon Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jessica-Seddon-115783.jpg)
Jessica Seddon
Jessica Seddon’s work on environmental governance focuses on how new …
![Paul Simons Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Paul-Simons-2194.jpg)
Paul Simons
Paul Simons has been actively engaged in global energy and …
![Hanscom Smith Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hanscom-Smith-140849.jpg)
Hanscom Smith
Hanscom Smith is a retired Department of State Senior Foreign …
![Shoshana Stewart Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Shoshana-Stewart-400x400.jpeg)
Shoshana Stewart
Shoshana Stewart is the president of Turquoise Mountain, an international …
![Duvvuri Subbarao (Subba) Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Duvvuri-Subbarao-180350-400x400.jpg)
Duvvuri Subbarao (Subba)
Duvvuri Subbarao is a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson …
![Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Harry_K._Thomas,_Jr.-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Harry K. Thomas, Jr.
Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. is a Kissinger Senior Fellow …
![Leslie M. Tsou Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Leslie-M.-Tsou-400x400.jpg)
Leslie M. Tsou
Leslie M. Tsou is a Senior Fellow at the Yale …
![Bisa Williams Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Bisa-Williams-78727.jpg)
Bisa Williams
Ambassador Bisa Williams (ret) is co-Founder and Managing Director of …
![Ernesto Zedillo Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ernesto-Zedillo-2203.jpg)
Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo is the Frederick Iseman ’74 Director of the …
Alix Peterson Zwane
Alix Peterson Zwane is a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson …
2022-2023
![Susan Biniaz Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Susan_Biniaz-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Susan Biniaz
Susan Biniaz, a former Deputy Legal Adviser at the U.S. …
![Eric Braverman Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Eric_Braverman-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Eric Braverman
Eric Braverman is a CEO, founder, and teacher.
At Yale, he …
![Howard Dean Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Howard_Dean-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Howard Dean
Governor Howard Dean, former DNC Chairman, presidential candidate, six term …
![Jessica Faieta Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jessica-Faieta-115829.jpg)
Jessica Faieta
Jessica Faieta is a Senior Fellow and lecturer at the …
![Robert Ford Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Robert_Ford-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Robert Ford
Robert Ford is the Kissinger Senior Fellow at the Yale …
![Chris Fussell Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Chris_Fussell-Faculty.jpg)
Chris Fussell
Chris Fussell is president of McChrystal Group, a management and …
![Robin Miller Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Robin-Miller-140836.jpg)
Robin Miller
Robin Miller is Dalberg’s Regional Director for Africa, based in …
![David Rank Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/David_Rank-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
David Rank
Dave Rank spent 27 years as a State Department Foreign …
![Jessica Seddon Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jessica-Seddon-115783.jpg)
Jessica Seddon
Jessica Seddon’s work on environmental governance focuses on how new …
![Paul Simons Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Paul-Simons-2194.jpg)
Paul Simons
Paul Simons has been actively engaged in global energy and …
![Hanscom Smith Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hanscom-Smith-140849.jpg)
Hanscom Smith
Hanscom Smith is a retired Department of State Senior Foreign …
![Shoshana Stewart Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Shoshana-Stewart-400x400.jpeg)
Shoshana Stewart
Shoshana Stewart is the president of Turquoise Mountain, an international …
![Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Harry_K._Thomas,_Jr.-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Harry K. Thomas, Jr.
Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. is a Kissinger Senior Fellow …
![Joyce-Ann Wainaina Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Joyce-Ann-Wainaina-140854.jpg)
Joyce-Ann Wainaina
Joyce-Ann Wainaina is a Managing Director with Citibank where she …
![Bisa Williams Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Bisa-Williams-78727.jpg)
Bisa Williams
Ambassador Bisa Williams (ret) is co-Founder and Managing Director of …
![Ernesto Zedillo Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ernesto-Zedillo-2203.jpg)
Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo is the Frederick Iseman ’74 Director of the …
2021-2022
![Susan Biniaz Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Susan_Biniaz-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Susan Biniaz
Susan Biniaz, a former Deputy Legal Adviser at the U.S. …
![Eric Braverman Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Eric_Braverman-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Eric Braverman
Eric Braverman is a CEO, founder, and teacher.
At Yale, he …
![David Brooks Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/David_Brooks-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
David Brooks
David Brooks served as a Senior Fellow at Jackson from …
![Howard Dean Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Howard_Dean-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Howard Dean
Governor Howard Dean, former DNC Chairman, presidential candidate, six term …
![Janine di Giovanni Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Janine_di_Giovanni-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Janine di Giovanni
Janine di Giovanni served as a Jackson Senior Fellow from …
![Oby Ezekwesili Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Obyheadshot800-400x400.jpg)
Oby Ezekwesili
Obiageli “Oby” Katryn Ezekwesili, an economic policy expert, served as …
![Jessica Faieta Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jessica-Faieta-115829.jpg)
Jessica Faieta
Jessica Faieta is a Senior Fellow and lecturer at the …
![Robert Ford Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Robert_Ford-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Robert Ford
Robert Ford is the Kissinger Senior Fellow at the Yale …
![Chris Fussell Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Chris_Fussell-Faculty.jpg)
Chris Fussell
Chris Fussell is president of McChrystal Group, a management and …
![Richard Levin Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Richard_Levin-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Richard Levin
Richard Levin, the Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Economics Emeritus, …
![Clare Lockhart Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Clare_Lockhart-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Clare Lockhart
Clare Lockhart served as a Jackson Senior Fellow from 2014-2022. …
![Stan McChrystal Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Stanley-McChrystal-1940-400x400.jpg)
Stan McChrystal
General (ret.) Stanley McChrystal served as a Jackson Senior Fellow …
![Blair Miller Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Blair_Miller-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Blair Miller
Blair Miller served as a Jackson Senior Fellow from 2016-2022. …
![Anne Patterson Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ecfab7b4-6d90-ea7d-5381-15127516bd97-400x400.jpeg)
Anne Patterson
Ambassador Anne W. Patterson served as a Jackson Senior Fellow …
![David H. Petraeus Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/David-H.-Petraeus-400x400.jpg)
David H. Petraeus
General (US Army, Ret.) David H. Petraeus is a Kissinger …
![David Rank Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/David_Rank-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
David Rank
Dave Rank spent 27 years as a State Department Foreign …
![Stephen Roach Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Stephen_Roach-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Stephen Roach
Stephen Roach served as a Senior Fellow at Yale University’s …
![Jessica Seddon Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Jessica-Seddon-115783.jpg)
Jessica Seddon
Jessica Seddon’s work on environmental governance focuses on how new …
![Paul Simons Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Paul-Simons-2194.jpg)
Paul Simons
Paul Simons has been actively engaged in global energy and …
![Shoshana Stewart Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Shoshana-Stewart-400x400.jpeg)
Shoshana Stewart
Shoshana Stewart is the president of Turquoise Mountain, an international …
![Rory Stewart Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Rory_Stewart-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Rory Stewart
Rory Stewart was most recently the President of GiveDirectly. He …
![Harry K. Thomas, Jr. Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Harry_K._Thomas,_Jr.-Senior_Fellows.jpg)
Harry K. Thomas, Jr.
Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. is a Kissinger Senior Fellow …
![Bisa Williams Thumbnail](https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Bisa-Williams-78727.jpg)
Bisa Williams
Ambassador Bisa Williams (ret) is co-Founder and Managing Director of …