Staff & Fellows
Program Staff
Featured
Rebecca Pincus
Director, Polar Institute
Dr. Michael Sfraga
Former Chair & Distinguished Fellow, Polar Institute;
Former Chair, US Arctic Research Commission
Former Chair, US Arctic Research Commission
Featured
Evan T. Bloom
Senior Fellow, Polar Institute;
Former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries and Director for Ocean and Polar Affairs, US Department of State
Former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Fisheries and Director for Ocean and Polar Affairs, US Department of State
Elley Donnelly
Program Associate, Polar Institute
Jack Durkee
Senior Program Associate, Polar Institute // Manager, Arctic Infrastructure Inventory
Marisol Maddox
Senior Arctic Analyst, Polar Institute
Fellows
CDR William Albright
Deputy Chief, Office of Polar Coordination and Polar Institute Coast Guard Fellow
Betsy Baker
Global Fellow, Polar Institute;
Principal, Baker Arctic Consulting
Principal, Baker Arctic Consulting
Featured
Anne-Marie Brady
Global Fellow, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States & Global Fellow, Polar Institute;
Professor, University of Canterbury and Executive Editor of The Polar Journal
Professor, University of Canterbury and Executive Editor of The Polar Journal
Mathieu Boulègue
Global Fellow, Polar Institute;
Consulting Fellow, Chatham House; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis
Consulting Fellow, Chatham House; Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis
Featured
Lawson W. Brigham
Global Fellow, Polar Institute;
Fellow, Center for Arctic Study & Policy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Fellow, Center for Arctic Study & Policy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Peter Carey
Global Fellow, Polar Institute;
Director, SubAntarctic Foundation for Ecosystems Research
Director, SubAntarctic Foundation for Ecosystems Research
Douglas Causey
Global Fellow;
Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage
Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage
Louis Crishock
Former State Department Diplomat in Residence;
Senior Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
Senior Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
Peter Davies
Global Fellow, Polar Institute;
Director Emeritus, Sandia National Laboratories
Director Emeritus, Sandia National Laboratories
Featured
Heather Exner-Pirot
Global Fellow;
Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Canada
Senior Fellow, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, Canada
Featured
Sherri Goodman
Senior Fellow, Polar Institute and Environmental Change & Security Program;
Author, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership & the Fight for Global Security, coming in 2024.
Author, Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership & the Fight for Global Security, coming in 2024.
Alf Håkon Hoel
Global Fellow, Polar Institute;
Professor of Ocean Law and Policy, College of Fisheries Science, University of Tromsø - the Arctic University of Norway; Adjunct Professor, Institute of Marine Research
Professor of Ocean Law and Policy, College of Fisheries Science, University of Tromsø - the Arctic University of Norway; Adjunct Professor, Institute of Marine Research
Randy Kee
Global Fellow;
Senior Advisor, Arctic Security Affairs, Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense
Senior Advisor, Arctic Security Affairs, Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense
David M. Kennedy
Global Fellow, Polar Institute;
Commissioner, US Arctic Research Commission
Commissioner, US Arctic Research Commission
Katarina Kertysova
Global Fellow;
Policy Fellow, European Leadership Network (ELN)
Policy Fellow, European Leadership Network (ELN)
Lyston Lea
Global Fellow, Polar Institute
Martin Nweeia
Global Fellow;
Lecturer, Harvard University; Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University; Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution; Research Associate, Canadian Museum of Nature
Lecturer, Harvard University; Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University; Research Associate, Smithsonian Institution; Research Associate, Canadian Museum of Nature
Tina Pidgeon
Global Fellow;
Principal, Tina Pidgeon Strategies
Principal, Tina Pidgeon Strategies
Kristina Spohr
Former Fellow;
Professor, London School of Economics and Political Sciences
Professor, London School of Economics and Political Sciences
Jim Townsend
Global Fellow, Polar Institute;
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Council, Center for a New American Security; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO
Adjunct Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Council, Center for a New American Security; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO
Tero Vauraste
Global Fellow, Polar Institute;
Regional Director Europe and Senior Advisor, Iceye Oy, Chief Executive Officer, Mariadi Ltd; Arctic Circle Emissary; Member of the Board, Finnish Arctic Society; Advisory Board Member, Finnish Life Boat Institute
Regional Director Europe and Senior Advisor, Iceye Oy, Chief Executive Officer, Mariadi Ltd; Arctic Circle Emissary; Member of the Board, Finnish Arctic Society; Advisory Board Member, Finnish Life Boat Institute
Ross A. Virginia
Global Fellow, Polar Institute;
Myers Family Professor of Environmental Science and Director of the Institute of Arctic Studies within the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
Myers Family Professor of Environmental Science and Director of the Institute of Arctic Studies within the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
Hon. Kenneth S. Yalowitz
Global Fellow, Kennan Institute & Global Fellow, Polar Institute;
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus from 1994-1997 and to Georgia from 1998-2001; former Career Diplomat and Member of the Senior Foreign Service, U.S. Department of State; former Director of the Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth College
Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus from 1994-1997 and to Georgia from 1998-2001; former Career Diplomat and Member of the Senior Foreign Service, U.S. Department of State; former Director of the Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth College
