معرفی
Neilesh Shelat is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Georgetown University's Center for Security Studies (CSS). He currently serves as Deputy Assistant to the Administrator (DAA) in USAID’s Bureau for Conflict Prevention and Stabilization, with prior roles in USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance and as Executive Secretary for National Security Affairs. His career spans extensive international deployments, including stabilizing missions in Iraq and Syria, and policy roles at the National Security Council focusing on conflict zones like Libya and Yemen.
- Education: M.A. from Tulane University, B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis
- Prior Experience: Technology industry focus on data/misinformation, NGO work on HIV/AIDS and counter-trafficking in India, U.S. Peace Corps service in Kiribati
His expertise bridges national security, humanitarian response, and development, with field experience in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and post-tsunami India. He has also taught as adjunct faculty at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.
