Thomas Cleveland

Thomas Cleveland is an experienced academic and director, currently serving as the Executive Director of the American Political Tradition Project and the Director of Academic Programs at The Jack Miller Center since August 2019. Prior to this, Cleveland was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of the Holy Cross, where courses included Introduction to Political Philosophy and the Origin of Law and Philosophy. Cleveland held postdoctoral fellowships at both Miami University, focusing on American Political Development and Introduction to Political Thinking, and Harvard University within the Program on Constitutional Government. Early professional experiences included roles as a Laboratory Assistant at St. John's College, specializing in atomic and quantum physics and evolutionary theory, and as an intern at the President's Council on Bioethics. Cleveland earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from Boston College and a Bachelor's degree in philosophy and the history of math and science from St. John's College.