Stephen Silvestri

From Groton, Massachusetts, Stephen graduated from the College of the Holy Cross in 2019 with undergraduate degrees in International Studies, Chinese, and French. Stephen studied abroad at Peking University and the University of Strasbourg, focusing on language acquisition and regional security perspectives. He also interned at the U.S. Mission to NATO, supporting the U.S. Department of State lead negotiator in preparing the 2018 Brussels Joint Summit Declaration. Stephen earned his commission as an Air Force Intelligence Officer in 2019 and later served at the Intelligence Directorate for U.S. European Command Headquarters as well as the 612 Air Operations Center. He is a four‐year active duty veteran and seeks to transition from Defense Intelligence to a career enabling diplomatic engagements and security cooperation. This past summer, Stephen interned with the German Marshall Fund of the United States Technology Program in Berlin, supporting targeted research and projects related to European AI competitiveness, defense technology, and AI and democracy. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, yoga, weightlifting, and board games.