Ethan Magistro

Ethan is an incoming Scholars in the Nation's Service Fellow (SINSI). He graduated from Princeton in 2024 summa cum laude with a degree in Philosophy with minors in the History and Practice of Diplomacy and Environmental Studies. A previous SINSI intern while at Princeton, Ethan served in the Office of Space Commerce within the Department of Commerce and worked on satellite and space debris and tracking, international engagement, and mission authorization issues. Ethan has previously worked on issues relating to weapons of mass destruction and security studies as well, and plans on continuing to work in space security upon his return to government. He has published papers on science policy, including a piece he co-authored with Professor Christopher Chyba for War on the Rocks, advising the Biden administration to include the President’s Science Advisor on the National Security Council’s Principals Committee. Ethan is a member of the Space Generation Advisory Council, a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization which enables young civil servants and professionals to shape space policy. As an undergraduate at Princeton, he was the director for the Center for International Security Studies simulations team, and has run multiple successful wargames and tabletop exercises, including creating a simulation focused on space security.