Max Kushnir is an MSFS candidate concentrating in Global Politics and Security. He is an aspiring US diplomat and interested in diplomacy, big tech, Western European affairs and post-Soviet security policy. Before Georgetown, Max was an NGO Advisor in Ukraine with the Peace Corps. There, he consulted civil society organizations on strategic planning and project management. Max received his MA with honors from the University of Edinburgh and is an Erasmus+ exchange alum to the Higher School of Economics, Moscow. Aside from IR, Max enjoys rock climbing and writing on architecture. His favorite building is the Seagram Building in Midtown, Manhattan.

"I chose the MSFS program because of its rigorous training in diplomacy, public policy and international affairs."