Nadia Crisan
Biography
Nadia Crisan has been the Executive Director of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD) since 2020. She manages a comprehensive portfolio ranging from LISD’s programming, administration and personnel issues, communications, and research to budget and financial management. In 2022, Nadia developed the International Policy Associates (IPAs) Program, an experiential learning initiative for Princeton undergraduate students who plan to pursue careers in foreign policy and international business. As part of the IPAs Program, she advises students on academic and professional aspects, designs and executes international and domestic students' visits and hosts events and conferences.
Prior to joining Princeton University, Nadia served for 13 years as Senior Vice President of International Government Affairs at a major U.S. law firm with responsibility for negotiating large transactions and providing strategic advice to private and public investors across the globe. She is a former diplomat who served in Washington for 4 years, focusing primarily on transatlantic security and economic policy matters.
Nadia earned her master's degree at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and taught international relations in the U.S., Europe and South America. She is also a foreign policy analyst and commentator, with a particular emphasis on Central and Eastern European affairs.
Relevant Links
- February 2024: LISD Executive Director Nadia Crisan leads visit of 21 International Policy Associates (IPAs) – undergraduate students – to Washington, D.C. for meetings with senior government officials, business leaders, journalists, and non-profit executives. (link to follow)
- February 2024: LISD hosts panel on War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity and Aggression in Ukraine: https://lisd.princeton.edu/events/holding-moscow-accountable-war-crimes-crimes-against-humanity-and-aggression-ukraine
- January 2024: LISD Executive Director Nadia Crisan leads visit of 20 IPAs to Northern California during to examine the role of tech companies as geopolitical actors: https://lisd.princeton.edu/announcements/2024/lisd-international-policy-associates-examined-role-tech-companies-geopolitical
- November 2023: LISD Executive Director Nadia Crisan and Interim Director Dr. Sophie Meunier co-host conference on The Future of Ukraine in the EU, featuring a keynote speech by former President of the European Commission Barroso: https://lisd.princeton.edu/events/future-ukraine-eu-0
- November 2023: The IPAs meet with former NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern
- October 2023: LISD hosts an event on self-determination with Member of the European Parliament Clara Ponsati: https://lisd.princeton.edu/events/conversation-self-determination-european-union-mep-clara-ponsati-its-challenges-and-its
- October 2023: LISD Executive Director Nadia Crisan leads visit of 22 IPAs to Paris and Berlin for meetings with French and German senior officials during Fall Break: https://lisd.princeton.edu/announcements/2023/lisd-international-policy-associates-met-french-and-german-senior-officials
- September 2023: The IPAs meet with Microsoft President Brad Smith: https://lisd.princeton.edu/announcements/2023/lisd-ipas-meet-microsoft-president
- September 2023: LISD hosts Sweden’s first female Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson: https://lisd.princeton.edu/announcements/2023/lisd-hosts-swedens-first-female-prime-minister
- September 2023: The IPAs meet with NJ Governor and First Lady: https://lisd.princeton.edu/announcements/2023/lisd-international-policy-associates-meet-nj-governor-and-first-lady
- May 2023: LISD hosts event “Defending Ukraine” during Reunions, featuring Anne-Marie Slaughter: https://lisd.princeton.edu/events/rallying-defend-ukraine
- April 2023: The IPAs meet with former French ambassador to the U.S. Philippe Etienne: https://lisd.princeton.edu/events/european-strategic-autonomy-what-it-means-context-russian-aggression-against-ukraine-and#:-:text=etienne
- December 2022: LISD Executive Director Nadia Crisan chairs Princeton University Ukraine and Russia Displaced Scholars Steering Committee: https://lisd.princeton.edu/announcements/2022/lisd-executive-director-nadia-crisan-chairs-princeton-university-ukraine-and#:-:text=committee