Troy is a Ph.D. student at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs (Security Studies). As an F/A-18 fighter pilot, Troy lived in Japan and Spain before serving with Naval Special Warfare in Coronado, California. He later transitioned to the Foreign Area Officer community, where he was appointed Naval Attaché in Santiago, Chile. Before beginning his doctoral program, he was assigned to the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.

Troy earned his M.A. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School, where he completed the Program for Leadership Development as well as additional executive education courses.

His research examines how the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) engages middle powers in South America as intermediaries to advance its Belt and Road Initiative objectives, and the broader implications for global power dynamics. He is also studying the PRC’s expanding interests in Antarctica and the Arctic, and their impact on U.S. national security strategy.

In his free time, Troy enjoys traveling, flying, speaking Spanish, and spending time with his family and friends.