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Alyssa Ayres serves as the Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs and Professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University, making her the first woman to hold the permanent dean role. Her expertise spans U.S.-India relations, South Asian geopolitics, and India's global role. She previously held senior positions in the U.S. State Department under President Barack Obama, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, and remains an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
Education: AB from Harvard College, MA and PhD from the University of Chicago. Research focuses on India's rise as a global power, urbanization in India, and subnational engagement in foreign policy. Current book project: Bright Lights, Biggest Cities: The Urban Challenge to India’s Future (under contract with Oxford University Press).
Her awards include the American Institute of Pakistan Studies Book Prize (2011–2012) and four Superior Honor Awards from the State Department. She speaks Hindi and Urdu, and her career spans academia, government, and strategic advisory roles. She is a board member of the National Endowment for Democracy and the Women’s Foreign Policy Group.
