Joshua Burgin, serves as the Coordinator of the New Security Leaders Program at the Warsaw Security Forum and as an Advisor to the European Academy of Diplomacy. For nearly three decades, Burgin has balanced professional interests in domestic U.S. politics and international affairs, focusing on Central and Eastern Europe.

In addition to managing numerous political campaigns in Florida and Massachusetts, he has also run for office and served in multiple state and local government positions and as a gubernatorial appointee. In the early 2000s, Burgin was the Resident Country Director for the International Republican Institute in Kazakhstan. He managed a presidential election exit poll and later observed elections in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia.

Burgin has worked extensively throughout his career to create and shape perception for rising political leaders, working at both the strategic and tactical levels to help them achieve their objectives. He also enjoys working with young leaders, helping them identify and develop critical skills needed to advance their career goals.

Burgin holds a Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where he received the Lucius Littauer Award for Academic Excellence and Community Impact.