Ann Domorad

Ann Domorad oversees education services, development, public diplomacy and community resource programs at American Councils. She supports the operational capacity of staff and programs across Southeast Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, as well as expanding infrastructure and partnerships in new geographies.

Ms. Domorad officially joined American Councils in 1993 as part of the first team to work on the Future Leaders Exchange program. In 1999, she was named the first program manager of what is now the Open World Program.

In addition to her work with exchange programs, Ms. Domorad has worked on regional projects to develop capacity in education administration, reduce corruption in education, and increase academic integrity in higher and secondary education. She has helped US and Eurasian institutions of higher education to establish long-term, mutually satisfying partnerships, many related to innovation, entrepreneurship, and research commercialization.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Russian language and literature from Swarthmore College and graduate degrees from the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Affairs (MPA) and Jackson School of International Studies (MAIS).  She lived and worked in Russia from 1992 to 2006 and is a fluent speaker of Russian.