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Practitioners in Residence

The Practitioners in Residence initiative promotes interactions between MSFS students and leading practitioners in international affairs in order to advance students’ professional development. Every year, leading professionals in global affairs are selected to be MSFS Practitioners in Residence. These Practitioners mentor students and offer career guidance and advice through activities such as skills clinics, seminars, and career sessions.

As recognized experts in fields representing at least one of MSFS’s four academic concentrations (Global Politics and Security, Global Business and Finance, International Development, and Science, Technology, and International Affairs). Practitioners may also serve as guest lecturers in MSFS classes or as examiners for the spring MSFS final oral examinations.

Practitioners are expected to hold a graduate degree and possess a distinguished record of professional achievement and/or exceptional community service. Each spring, members of the MSFS Curriculum Committee nominate potential Practitioner candidates who, if selected, serve a one-year term from the start of the following fall semester.

The Practitioners in Residence initiative furthers MSFS’s stated mission to prepare women and men to be creative leaders in the public, private, and non-profit sectors of international affairs. By connecting with mentors in leading roles across the sphere of international affairs, our students will gain a deeper understanding of the various contexts of contemporary international relations.

2020-21 Academic Year Practitioners

  • Headshot of Farieha Aziz, woman with straight black hair and a white sweater smiling.
    Farieha Aziz

    Co-Founder, Bolo Bhi

  • Headshot of Melika Carroll, Woman with blonde wavy hair smiling in a red suit.
    Mèlika Carroll

    Vice President, Public Affairs, Sonder

  • Headshot of Hafez Ghanam. Man with glasses in a dark grey suit smiling.
    Hafez Ghanem

    Vice President for Eastern and Southern Africa, World Bank

  • Headshot of David Weiss. Smiling man with gray hair in a plaid suit.
    David A. Weiss

    Chief Executive Officer, Global Communities

2019-20 Academic Year Practitioners

  • Elise Labott
    Elise Labott

    Global Affairs Journalist

  • Abel Lee
    Abel Lee

    Head of Financial Services Industry Partner Engagement, World Economic Forum

  • Elizabeth Phu
    Elizabeth Phu

    Office of the Secretary of Defense Chair and Assistant Professor

  • Uzra Zeya

    CEO and President, Alliance for Peacebuilding

2018-19 Academic Year Practitioners

  • Kelly T. Clements
    Kelly T. Clements

    United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees

  • Amb. Marc Grossman

    Vice-Chairman of the Cohen Group and Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

  • Elisa Massimino

    Former President and CEO of Human Rights First

  • Amitabha Mukherjee
    Amitabha Mukherjee

    Lead Public Sector Specialist, Governance Global Practice, The World Bank

  • Nick Silitch
    Nick Silitch

    Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of Prudential Financial, Inc.

  • Scott Wayne

    President of SW Associates, LLC

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