American diplomat, foreign policy strategist, and international education leader specializing in transatlantic security, NATO strategy, Eurasian geopolitics, and negotiation dynamics.
His career spans nearly four decades across senior diplomatic, private sector, and academic appointments. He served as U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations (2017–2019) and as U.S. Ambassador to NATO (2008–2009). In the private and non-profit sectors, he is the Founder and President of Alliance Strategic Advisors, LLC, a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), and the founding former Executive Director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership. He has co-founded higher education institutions including the American University Kyiv and the American University of Technology in Tashkent, and serves as a Trustee of the American College of the Mediterranean alongside advisory board roles at BGR Group, GLOBSEC, and the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
He holds a Bachelor's degree from Temple University and a Master's degree in International Affairs from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.