Name: Saad Ansari

Recipient Year: 2013

Major: International Relations

Description: Saad Ansari studies the rule of law as a means of improving human security and development as an MA candidate at Yale’s Jackson Institute, where he also serves as the executive director of the Yale Journal of International Affairs and teaching fellow. While at Yale, he completed an internship at the Brookings Institute. Prior to Yale, Saad graduated from the University of Michigan, with a BA in political science and Islamic studies.  Thereafter, he co-established startups, while teaching classes, and continuing studies on Islamic legal and ethical texts.UPDATESaad Ansari serves in the Obama Administration in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Policy – Stability and Humanitarian Affairs. He also designs and prototypes solar energy technology with a startup team based out of Boston. Saad graduated from Yale’s Jackson Institute in 2014 (MA), and the University of Michigan (BA Arabic & Islamic Studies, PolSci) in 2009, and has a learned a great deal from traveling and experimenting.

School Name: Yale University

Sponsor: Dollar-A-Day Scholarship Fund

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saadhansari/