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Yale Jackson School
of Global Affairs
Former name	Yale University Jackson Institute for Global Affairs (2010–2022)
Type	Private
Established	2010
Parent institution	Yale University
Dean	James A. Levinsohn
Undergraduates	240
Postgraduates	80
Location	New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	APSIA
Website	jackson.yale.edu

The Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs (formerly the Yale University Jackson Institute for Global Affairs)^[1]^[2] is a professional school of Yale University that specializes in global affairs. It should not be confused with the older Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.

Based in New Haven, Connecticut, the school's mission is to "inspire and prepare Yale students for global leadership and service."^[3] It was established in 2010 and offers degrees for both undergraduate and graduate levels and includes the following programs: the Kerry Initiative, the Global Health Studies Program, the Yale World Fellows, and the Leitner Program on Effective Democratic Governance. It also hosts the Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy. As of 2022, the school is led by dean James A. Levinsohn, Charles W. Goodyear Professor in Global Affairs. The Jackson Institute transitioned to a professional school in 2022.^[4] It is the first new Yale professional school created since 1976.^[5]

Office

The Jackson School of Global Affairs is located in Horchow Hall on New Haven's historic Hillhouse Avenue.^[6] The building formerly housed the Yale School of Management.^[7]

Academics

The school offers degrees for both undergraduate, graduate, and mid-career professionals.

Freshman to Yale College can apply under a competitive admission to be considered for the Global Affairs major, where around 60 students per class are selected.^[8] The major provides an interdisciplinary curriculum to supply students with social science research tools to solve global issues.^[8] A requirement of the major is the Capstone Course, undertaken in the fall of senior year, which students complete a project on behalf of a real client and under supervision of a faculty member; this replaces the traditional senior thesis completed by other Yale seniors.^[8]

Graduate students can apply for a Master's in Global Affairs, where around 25 - 30 students are selected.^[9] Each student undertakes their own individualized course selection, allowing them to study from Yale faculty for all disciplines; in addition, students can also listen to seminars provided by Senior Fellows.^[9] The degree is different from one offered by most other similar institutions, in which it prepares students for a professional environment, rather than an academic one.^[9]

Created in 2013, the Master of Advanced Study in Global Affairs is a one-year program for mid-career professionals, which enrolls only around a few students each year.^[10] The program is centered for those with at least seven years of professional experience in global affairs.^[10] The degree functions as a multi-disciplinary, rigorous academic program.^[10]

Foundation and history

In April 2009, Yale announced it had received a $50 million gift to create the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs.^[11] In the fall of 2010, the university officially opened the institute in Rosenkranz Hall.^[12] The donation came from ex-pharmaceutical businessman and philanthropist John Jackson, a 1967 graduate of Yale College, and his wife, Susan.^[12] Jackson said he originally intended to become a diplomat when entering Yale, like his great-grandfather.^[13] Regarding the gift, Jackson stated, "We hope to inspire students to pursue careers in diplomacy and public service and to become globally engaged leaders in all walks of life." Yale President Richard Levin added, "The Jackson Institute will become a signature program, marking Yale's global aspirations. Its teaching programs will permeate the University, expanding the curriculum in international affairs so that students in all its schools are better prepared for global leadership and service."^[11]

In 2010, shortly after the institute opened, Yale College faculty introduced the Global Affairs major, replacing the previous international studies major. While the international studies major could only be completed as a second major, the Global Affairs could be completed as a standalone major.^[14]

On April 6, 2019, Yale President Peter Salovey formally announced to the Yale community that the Jackson Institute will transform itself to the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs by 2022.^[5] The announcement came after a decision by the Yale Corporation. This decision stemmed from a report of a committee chaired by Professor Judith Chevalier, William S. Beinecke Professor of Economics and Finance at the Yale School of Management, who recommended the formation of a school of global affairs in a report made public in November 2018.^[15]

Programs and centers

As of 2024^[update], the list includes:^[16]

Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program
Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment
The Deitz Family Initiative on Environment and Global Affairs
International Leadership Center
Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy
Leitner Program on Effective Democratic Governance
Peacebuilding initiative
Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power
Social Innovation Initiative

Senior Fellows

A key component of the Jackson Institute is its Senior Fellows, which the Jackson Institute describes as, "leading practitioners in government, business, international organizations, the NGO community, and other global affairs fields." Senior Fellows spend either a semester or full academic year at Yale teaching and mentoring students, although some continue to serve for multiple years.^[3]

The following table includes current and former Senior Fellows:^[17]

Name	Years	Notability
Richard Danzig	2010-2012	71st Secretary of the Navy
Richard Goldstone	2010-2012	international justice and human rights expert, chaired the Goldstone Commission
Linda Jewell	2010-2011	U.S. ambassador, career diplomat
Flynt Leverett	2010-2011	senior director for Middle East affairs on the National Security Council
Mario Mancuso	2010-2011 2012–2013	national security and foreign affairs expert
Hillary Mann Leverett	2010-2011	Middle East analyst and former State Department and National Security Council official
Stanley A. McChrystal	2010-Current	retired U.S. Army general, commander of Joint Special Operations Command during mid-2000s.
Rakesh Mohan	2010-2013 2016–2020	Indian economist and former Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Marwan Muasher	2010-2011	Jordanian diplomat, politician who served as Jordan's foreign minister and deputy prime minister
Stephen S. Roach	2010-Current	former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and chief economist at Morgan Stanley
Paul E. Simons	2010-2011 2020–2021	U.S. ambassador, career diplomat
R. James Woolsey Jr.	2010-2011	national security and energy expert, former Director of the CIA
Domingo Cavallo	2010-2011 2012–2013	Argentine economist and politician, known for implementing the Convertibility plan
Alexander Evans	2011-2013	career diplomat, counselor in the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office with expertise on South Asia
Thomas Graham	2011-2017	Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russia on the National Security Council staff, expert on Russia and Eurasia affairs
Graeme Lamb	2011-2013	former Commander of the Field Army at Land Command, known for contributions to counter-insurgency
Michele Malvesti	2011-2015	served on the National Security Council staff, professional in the Intelligence Community
Ana Palacio	2011-2012	first woman to serve as minister of Spain's foreign affairs, member of the European Parliament
Manuel Pinho	2011-2012	former Portugal Minister of Economy and Innovation and former member of Portuguese parliament
Sheryl WuDunn	2011-2012	former journalist and business executive at The New York Times and first Asian-American reporter to win a Pulitzer Prize
David Brooks	2012-2018	columnist for The New York Times, political and cultural commentator, best-selling author
Ryan Crocker	2012-2013 2018–2019	six-time U.S. ambassador and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Marc Grossman	2012-2014	U.S. ambassador, former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, former U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Emma Sky	2012-Current	British expert on conflict, reconciliation and stability; Middle East advisor and expert
James Wolfensohn	2012-2013	economist, banker, former President of the World Bank
Eric Braverman	2013-Current	chief business executive, former consultant at McKinsey & Company, former CEO of the Clinton Foundation
Nathaniel Keohane	2013-2014	environmental economist, vice-president for international climate at the Environmental Defense Fund
Luis Moreno-Ocampo	2013-2015	first prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Johnnie Carson	2014-2016	U.S. ambassador, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Howard Dean	2014-Current	former DNC chairman, candidate for the 2004 presidential election, six-term Vermont Governor, creator of the fifty-state strategy
Unni Karunakara	2014-2017	former international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
Richard Levin	2014-Current	senior advisor and former CEO of Coursea, former president of Yale University, economist
Clare Lockhart	2014-Current	director and co-founder of the Institute for State Effectiveness, advisor to the UN
Jacob Sullivan	2014-2015	National Security Advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, senior policy adviser to Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign, former Director of Policy Planning
Sigridur Benediktsdottir	2015-2017	former director of the Financial Stability Department at the Central Bank of Iceland, Yale economics' professor
Rosemary DiCarlo	2015-2018	former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs for the UN
Robert Ford	2015-2021	U.S. ambassador, career diplomat
John Negroponte	2015-2016	former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, first Director of National Intelligence
Matthew Spence	2015-2016	former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy
Wayne Swan	2015-2016	Australian politician, National President of the Labor Party, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, former Treasurer of Australia
Blair Miller	2016-2021	venture investor, advisor on talent and impact investing
John Jenkins	2016-2018	executive director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies — Middle East, British career diplomat
Dennis Ross	2016-2017	American diplomat, former Director of Policy Planning, former special Middle East coordinator, former special advisor for the Middle East region
Roz Savage	2016-2017	world's foremost female ocean rower, Guinness World Record holder for ocean rowing, environmental advocate
Elain Dezenski	2017-2018	CEO of an international risk advisory, former executive leadership positions at the World Economic Forum, Interpol, and U.S. government
Russ Feingold	2017-2018	American politician, former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, former Wisconsin State Senator, U.S. Special Envoy
John Kerry	2017-Current	U.S. Special Envoy for Climate, former U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Democratic Party candidate for the 2004 presidential election
Charles MacCormack	2017-2018	former president of Save the Children, vice-chair of the Millennium Development Goal Health Alliance, senior fellow for NGO Futures at Interaction
Anne Patterson	2017-2018	U.S. ambassador, career diplomat, Foreign Service Officer
Susan Biniaz	2018-Current	former Deputy Legal Advisor at the U.S. State Department, lead climate lawyer and negotiator for U.S. government
Janine di Giovanni	2018-Current	award-winning nonfiction author, journalist, war correspondent, expert analyst on the Middle East, the Balkans, and Africa, among other topics
George Packer	2018-2019	staff writer for The New Yorker, award-winning nonfiction author
David Rank	2018-Current	U.S. ambassador, leading career diplomat at the State Department
Gov. Bill Richardson	2018-2019	former governor of New Mexico, U.S. Ambassador to the UN, former Secretary of Energy, U.S. Congressman, former chairman of the DNC, former chairman of the DGA
Harry K. Thomas Jr.	2018-Current	U.S. ambassador, career diplomat
Margaret Warner	2018-2019	former Chief Global Affairs Correspondent for PBS NewsHour, news reporter
Colin Coleman	2019-Current	former CEO of Goldman Sachs for Sub-Saharan Africa, expert on economic and political issues in South Africa
Chris Fussell	2019-Current	partner at McChrystal Group, former officer in the Navy SEALs
Vanessa Kerry	2019-Current	co-founder and the CEO of Seed Global Health, daughter of John Kerry
Francisco (Paco) Palmieri	2019-Current	former Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs
John Podesta	2019-Current	Counselor to President Barack Obama, former White House Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton, chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign
Rory Stewart	2020-2022	former Secretary of State for International Development, multiple roles in Ministerial offices in the UK government
Ross Douthat	2020-2021	op-ed columnist for The New York Times, former senior editor at The Atlantic, conservative political analyst
Bill Morneau	2021-Current	former Canadian Minister of Finance, executive chairman of Morneau Shepell, candidate for Canada's Secretary-General of OECD
David H. Petraeus	2021-Current	former Director of the CIA, former commander of the International Security Assistance Force, former Commander of United States Central Command
Shoshana Stewart	2021-Current	CEO of Turquoise Mountain, an international NGO working to revive historic neighborhoods and traditional crafts
Bisa Williams	2021-Current	U.S. ambassador, career diplomat

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