Ryan Crow

Ryan Crow's work experience includes the following:

1. Director, Policy Operations at R Street Institute (2021-present): Responsible for creating, implementing, and improving systems and processes for policy administration and sustainability. Also in charge of developing knowledge management systems, project management systems, and assessing the competitive landscape.

2. Executive Vice President at Overseas Strategic Consulting (2017-2021): Oversaw strategy development and implementation across multiple sectors. Launched public sector strategic communications efforts in various regions globally.

3. Vice President, Research and Innovation at Overseas Strategic Consulting (2011-2017): Developed research reports and formulated communication strategies for security, democracy, governance, and economic growth projects.

4. Senior Technical Director at Overseas Strategic Consulting, Ltd. (2008-2011)

5. Teaching Assistant at Johns Hopkins University (2005-2008)

6. Editor at Journal of Democracy Exploration (2006-2008)

7. Political Organization Trainer at International Republican Institute (2006)

8. Analyst (Nuclear Material Security) at Project Performance Corporation (2003-2004)

9. Graduate Research Assistant at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (2002)

10. Litigation Clerk at Davis, Polk & Wardwell (2000)

11. Research Assistant at Center for Environmental Research and Conservation, Columbia University (1999)

Ryan Crow attended Irvington High School from 1994 to 1998 for their secondary education. From 1998 to 2002, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Anthropology at Bowdoin College. In 2000-2001, they studied abroad at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and received a Year Abroad General Course Certificate in Government, International Relations, and Anthropology. Ryan went on to further their education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they obtained a Master's degree in Political Science (Security Studies) from 2002 to 2003. Finally, from 2004 to 2010, they attended Johns Hopkins University- The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, where they pursued a Ph.D. (ABD) in International Relations.