Gretchen Baldwin

Gretchen Baldwin is a Senior Researcher at SIPRI, serving in this role since May 2022, and held the position of Individual Contractor for the United Nations from February 2023 to August 2023, focusing on the evaluation of gender-responsive peacekeeping operations. Prior to this, Gretchen was a Research Fellow and Senior Policy Analyst in Women, Peace, and Security at the International Peace Institute from September 2018 to May 2022. Additional experience includes roles as a Technical Editor at Makarere Institute of Social Research, Graduate Consultant for the United States Army Future Studies Group, and Graduate Research Fellow at the Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity. Academic qualifications include a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, specializing in International Security Policy and Gender & Public Policy, as well as a background in International Studies from Hope College.