I am a historian of international economic relations and an expert on global climate change policy and negotiations. Currently, I am a Research Fellow in the Division of Peace, Climate, and Sustainable Development at the International Peace Institute, an independent, non-profit organization which provides recommendations for the United Nations System, member states, regional organizations, civil society, and the private sector. I also hold appointments as Visiting Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania and Lecturer at Columbia University, where I teach in the dual MA/MSc in International and World History program with London School of Economics.

My book, Global Inequality and American Foreign Policy in the 1970s (Cornell University Press, 2022), shows how developing countries’ demand in the UN for a New International Economic Order made inequality between countries a major threat to US grand strategy and reshaped American and global politics for years to come.

From 2020 to 2022, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Order at Perry World House, the University of Pennsylvania’s hub for international exchange, policy engagement, and public outreach on global issues. Before that, I was the Henry Chauncey ‘57 Postdoctoral Fellow in International Security Studies at Yale University, where I also taught in the History department. Most recently, I served as a consultant for the United Nations Climate Secretariat’s Nairobi Work Programme and an advisor on loss and damage finance to the Republic of Maldives. I received my PhD in History from Boston College in 2018.

My articles have appeared in a number of academic and popular outlets, including Diplomatic History, Cold War History, Foreign Policy, and The Guardian. View my CV for a full list of publications.