Cliff Kupchan

Kupchan earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University and a master's degree in political science from Stanford University.^[3]

Kupchan worked for government for many years before joining the private sector. He was senior foreign policy advisor for Eurasia on the U.S. House of Representatives International Relations Committee.^[4] Subsequently, Kupchan worked in the State Department during the Clinton administration as deputy coordinator of US assistance to Eurasia.^[5]

From 2000 to 2002, Kupchan was the vice president of the Eurasia Foundation, during which time he lived in Russia and managed a staff of Russian nationals. He then went on to serve as vice president and senior fellow at the Center for the National Interest.^[6]

In October 2014, Kupchan was named the chairman of Eurasia Group, replacing David F. Gordon.^[7]