Yale fundamentally changed my perspective on strategy and risk, enabling me to pivot in a more meaningful personal and professional direction.
2009
Alexander Evans
Advisor
10 Downing Street
Alexander Evans is an Adviser to 10 Downing Street. A career diplomat, he was Director Cyber from 2018-2020. He has previously served as British Deputy High Commissioner to India, and was Acting High Commissioner (Ambassador) in 2015-2016. He previously led the United Nations Security Council expert group on Daesh, Al Qaida and the Taliban in New York, was a senior advisor to the late Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan in Washington DC, and led British political teams in New Delhi and Islamabad. He is a former member of the Policy Planning Staff.
Alexander remains closely engaged with Yale, serving on the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs Advisory Group. He was previously a Jackson Institute Senior Fellow, teaching international relations. He is a former Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy at the Library of Congress, Gwilym Gibbon Fellow at Nuffield College Oxford and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London.
The 2009 World Fellows
The 2009 World Fellows include a noted Chinese independent filmmaker, the editorial page editor of Russia’s most influential business daily, a Saudi Arabian foundation director and television personality, and an Indian corporate sustainability strategist for one of the largest international banks. “I am delighted that these extraordinary men and women have chosen to spend time at Yale,” said President Richard Levin. “We are certain that their leadership skills will be strengthened, and that the Yale community will benefit greatly from their presence on campus.” “Each of the 2009 Yale World Fellows has demonstrated an outstanding record of accomplishment and unlimited potential for future success,” said Program Director Michael Cappello, Professor of...Read More
