Senior Fellows teach courses, consult with students about career ambitions, enliven the conversation on campus, and conduct research emanating from their experiences.
Senior Fellows
2024-2025
Elliot Ackerman
Elliot Ackerman is a New York Times bestselling author of …
Susan Biniaz
Susan Biniaz is currently the U.S. Principal Deputy Special Envoy …
Sasha Brown
Sasha Brown is Head of Ethics Foresight at Google DeepMind. …
Chris Christie
Chris Christie was inaugurated as the 55th Governor of the …
Ivan Duque
Iván Duque Márquez served as president of Colombia from 2018-2022, …
Jessica Faieta
Jessica Faieta is a Senior Fellow and lecturer at the …
Chris George
Chris George was the executive director of Integrated Refugee …
Beth Goldberg
Beth Goldberg is a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson …
Dereck Hogan
Ambassador Dereck J. Hogan is a career member of the …
Elizabeth Knup
Elizabeth Knup completed her decade-long tenure as regional director for …
David Leonhardt
David Leonhardt is Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson School. …
Andrew Makridis
Andrew Makridis is a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson …
Robert Malley
Robert Malley is a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson …
Theresa May
Lady Theresa May served as the prime minister of the …
Emily Oehlsen
Emily Oehlsen is the president of Open Philanthropy and oversees …
David H. Petraeus
General (US Army, Ret.) David H. Petraeus is a Kissinger …
Ziad Reslan
Ziad Reslan is a Senior Fellow with the Schmidt Program …
Jim Sciutto
Jim Sciutto is CNN’s chief national security analyst and anchor …
Jessica Seddon
Jessica Seddon’s work on environmental governance focuses on how new …
Paul Simons
Paul Simons has been actively engaged in global energy and …
Hanscom Smith
Hanscom Smith is a retired Department of State Senior Foreign …
Shoshana Stewart
Shoshana Stewart is the president of Turquoise Mountain, an international …
Harry K. Thomas, Jr.
Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. is a Kissinger Senior Fellow …
Leslie M. Tsou
Leslie M. Tsou is a Senior Fellow at the Yale …
Bisa Williams
Ambassador Bisa Williams (ret) is co-Founder and Managing Director of …
Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo is the Frederick Iseman ’74 Director of the …
2023-2024
Elliot Ackerman
Elliot Ackerman is a New York Times bestselling author of …
Susan Biniaz
Susan Biniaz is currently the U.S. Principal Deputy Special Envoy …
André de Ruyter
André de Ruyter served as a Senior Fellow at the …
Howard Dean
Governor Howard Dean, former DNC Chairman, presidential candidate, six term …
Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat served as a Senior Fellow at the Yale …
Jessica Faieta
Jessica Faieta is a Senior Fellow and lecturer at the …
Beth Goldberg
Beth Goldberg is a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson …
Andrew Makridis
Andrew Makridis is a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson …
Robert Malley
Robert Malley is a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson …
David H. Petraeus
General (US Army, Ret.) David H. Petraeus is a Kissinger …
Jessica Seddon
Jessica Seddon’s work on environmental governance focuses on how new …
Paul Simons
Paul Simons has been actively engaged in global energy and …
Hanscom Smith
Hanscom Smith is a retired Department of State Senior Foreign …
Shoshana Stewart
Shoshana Stewart is the president of Turquoise Mountain, an international …
Duvvuri Subbarao (Subba)
Duvvuri Subbarao is a Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson …
Harry K. Thomas, Jr.
Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. is a Kissinger Senior Fellow …
Leslie M. Tsou
Leslie M. Tsou is a Senior Fellow at the Yale …
Bisa Williams
Ambassador Bisa Williams (ret) is co-Founder and Managing Director of …
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
Susan Biniaz is currently the U.S. Principal Deputy Special Envoy …
Eric Braverman
Eric Braverman is a CEO, founder, and teacher.
At Yale, he …
Howard Dean
Governor Howard Dean, former DNC Chairman, presidential candidate, six term …
Jessica Faieta
Jessica Faieta is a Senior Fellow and lecturer at the …
Robert Ford
Robert Ford is the Kissinger Senior Fellow at the Yale …
Chris Fussell
Chris Fussell is president of McChrystal Group, a management and …
David Leonhardt
David Leonhardt is Senior Fellow at the Yale Jackson School. …
Robin Miller
Robin Miller is Dalberg’s Regional Director for Africa, based in …
David Rank
Dave Rank spent 27 years as a State Department Foreign …
Jessica Seddon
Jessica Seddon’s work on environmental governance focuses on how new …
Paul Simons
Paul Simons has been actively engaged in global energy and …
Hanscom Smith
Hanscom Smith is a retired Department of State Senior Foreign …
Shoshana Stewart
Shoshana Stewart is the president of Turquoise Mountain, an international …
Harry K. Thomas, Jr.
Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. is a Kissinger Senior Fellow …
Joyce-Ann Wainaina
Joyce-Ann Wainaina is a Managing Director with Citibank where she …
Bisa Williams
Ambassador Bisa Williams (ret) is co-Founder and Managing Director of …
Ernesto Zedillo
Ernesto Zedillo is the Frederick Iseman ’74 Director of the …