Perry World House Announces the 2026-27 Class of Non-Resident Senior Advisors

Perry World House—the University of Pennsylvania’s home for global policy engagement—is thrilled to continue its Non-Resident Senior Advisor (NRSA) Program.

“The Non-Resident Senior Advisors program has been a critical component of how PWH engages with practitioners over the years,” said Faculty Director Michael C. Horowitz. “We appreciate the time and effort they give to us throughout their affiliation with PWH, and we are so pleased at how integrated they become with Perry World House and our work.”

This engaged group of academics and policy practitioners work with Perry World House throughout the year to provide feedback, engage with students, work with faculty, and serve as an expert resource for PWH’s work.

“We are grateful to our Non-Resident Senior Advisors, who contribute substantively to our community throughout their three-year terms,” said PWH Executive Director Marie Harf. “They represent some of the best and brightest in the global policy world, and our community is stronger for their engagement with us.”

This year’s non-resident senior advisors are:

• Joseph Asunka, CEO, Afrobarometer
• Hussein “Huss” Banai, Associate Professor of International Studies, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington
• Susan Biniaz, Former Principal Deputy Special Envoy for Climate, U.S. Department of State
• Hon. Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Former U.S. Secretary of the Navy
• Chris Díaz, CEO and Founder, Aspis Intelligence; Former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of the Navy
• Lolita K. Jackson, Executive Director of Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Development Capital LLP
• Carolina Jiménez Sandoval, President, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA)
• Rt. Hon. Mark Malloch-Brown, Former Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
• H.E. Khadeeja Naseem, Former Minister of State for Climate Change, the Maldives
• Youssef Nassef, Director, Adaptation Division, UN Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• Hon. Radha Iyengar Plumb, Vice President of AI-First Transformation, IBM; Former Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, U.S. Department of Defense
• Mauricio Rodas, Former Mayor, Quito, Ecuador
• Trudy Rubin, Worldview Columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer
• H.E. Francisco Sagasti, Former President of Peru
• Hon. Robert M. Scher, Former Head of International Affairs, bp America
• Dahlia Scheindlin, Former Penn Global Middle East Distinguished Visiting Scholar
• Hon. Alexander Vershbow, Distinguished Fellow, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council; Former Deputy Secretary-General, NATO