Vali Nasr

Professor of International Politics

Education:

BA, Tufts University;
MALD, The Fletcher School;
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Professional Activities:

Professor and Chair of Research, Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey (2003-2007); Senior Fellow Belfer Center, Harvard University (2006-present); Adjunct Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (2006-2007); Director, Islamic Educational Reform in South Asia Project of the National Bureau of Asian Research (2005-2007); Has taught at University of San Diego, University of California, San Diego, Stanford and Tufts. Honors and Fellowships include: Carnegie Scholar (2006); Life Member, Council on Foreign Relations (2005-present); John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation award (2000); and Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation award (1996) . Has advised the U.S. President, Vice-President, Secretaries of State and Defense (2006); National Security Council (2006) and Deputy Secretary of State (2006); testified before Congress; served as Co-Director, Iran Policy Forum, U.S. Institute of Peace (2006-2007); member of Board of Trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (2007-present); member of Academic Council of Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University (2006-present); member of Board of Trustees of The Foundation for Iranian Studies (2003-present), and member of Advisory Committee, Faris Center of Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Tufts University (2001-Present).