Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu

Aleksandra Gadzala Tirziu, PhD, is a prominent expert in geopolitics and international relations, serving as the CEO and Founder of Magpie Advisory since January 2018. Concurrently, Gadzala Tirziu lectures in the Department of Political Science at the University of Zurich, focusing on topics related to China and technology in international affairs. Additionally, contributions to major publications include a weekly foreign affairs column for The New York Sun and writing for the Washington Examiner. Gadzala Tirziu holds a Nonresident Senior Fellow position at the Atlantic Council and serves as a Visiting Fellow at the Independent Women's Forum. An accomplished author, Gadzala Tirziu published "Africa and China: How Africans and Their Governments are Shaping Relations with China" through Rowman & Littlefield International. With prior experience at The Singularity Group and the University of St. Gallen, Gadzala Tirziu's educational background includes a PhD and M.Phil. from the University of Oxford and a BA from Northwestern University.