Dean Jamal with General Mark Milley and Razia Iqbal

Dean's Leadership Series

The Dean's Leadership Series offers students unparalleled opportunities to engage with some of the world's most influential leaders. Through multiday campus visits, the School hosts public lectures and exclusive student discussions with renowned alumni, acclaimed authors, trailblazing innovators, thought leaders, distinguished policymakers, and global changemakers.

2024-2025 Leadership Visitors

Spring 2025

Yael Braudo-Bahat and Reem Al-Hajajreh

Yael Braudo-Bahat

Co-director, Women Wage Peace

Reem Al-Hajajreh

Founder & Director, Women of the Sun

Robert Doar '83

Robert Doar '83

President, American Enterprise Institute

Michael Froman

Michael Froman '85

President, Council on Foreign Relations

Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin

Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin

Political scientist and advisor to nine national election campaigns in Israel

Molly Jong-Fast

Molly Jong-Fast

MSNBC political analyst

Dr. Kyung-Wha Kang

Dr. Kyung-Wha Kang

President and CEO, Asia Society

Dr. Claudia Goldin

Dr. Claudia Goldin

2023 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences, Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University

Fall 2024

Rafael Grossi

H.E. Rafael Grossi

Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu

H.E. Mohamed Muizzu

President of the Republic of Maldives

Santiago Peña, President of Paraguay

H.E. Santiago Peña

President of Paraguay

General Mark Milley

General Mark A. Milley

Retired 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Francesca Albanese

Francesca Albanese

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories

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Edward Wong

Diplomatic Correspondent, The New York Times

Amy Walter

Amy Walter

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Cook Political Report 

 Amber Greene

Amber Greene MPP'12

Acting Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice, U.S. Department of State

2023-2024 Leadership Visitors

Spring 2024

Amitabh Kant

Amitabh Kant

G20 Sherpa to the Prime Minister of India

Dr. Rebecca Gomperts

Dr. Rebecca Gomperts MPP'11

Founder and Director, Women on Waves and Women on Web

Dr. Ashish K. Jha

Dr. Ashish K. Jha

Dean, Brown University School of Public Health

William Kristol

William Kristol

Founder and Editor-at-large, The Weekly Standard

Congressman Patrick McHenry

U.S. Congressman Patrick McHenry

R-North Carolina 10th District, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee

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2024 LATAM Conference

 

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NATO at 75: Past, Present, and Future

Fall 2023

Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley

Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, United States Department of State

Noa Sattath

Noa Sattath

Executive Director, Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)

Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda Ardern

Former Prime Minister of New Zealand

André de Ruyter

André de Ruyter

Former Group Chief Executive of Eskom Holdings

Federica Mogherini

Federica Mogherini

Rector, Rector's Office and Director of the Academy, European Diplomatic Academy – Pilot Programme