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Mitchel B. Wallerstein | |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary, Counterproliferation Policy at the Department of Defense | |
In office 1993–1998 | |
Simultaneously worked as the Senior Defense Representative for Trade Security Policy at the Department of Defense | |
President of Baruch College | |
In office August 2, 2010 – June 30, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Stan Altman (interim) |
Succeeded by | S. David Wu |
Dean of Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs | |
In office July 2003 – 2010 | |
Preceded by | John L. Palmer |
Succeeded by | James Steinberg |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City |
Education | MIT Syracuse University Dartmouth College |
Mitchel B. Wallerstein is an American educator, philanthropist, policy expert, and former official of the federal government of the United States. He is the President Emeritus of Baruch College of the City University of New York and is currently appointed as a University Professor, teaching courses on international security and public policy. In 2021, he was also appointed as a Non-resident Senior Fellow on U.S. Foreign Policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. From 2003 to 2010, Wallerstein served as dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, ranked as the nation's leading school of public and international affairs. Throughout his career, he has led important roles within the US government, NATO, and in top universities and think-tanks.