Jeffrey Bean

About Jeffrey Bean

Since 2018 I have investigated the geopolitical dynamics of the global semiconductor supply chain. Currently at ORF America I\'m lead on implementation for two projects: one covering how the U.S. manages its approach to critical and emerging technologies and a second focused on capacity building for the Global South in cybersecurity and cyber diplomacy. Concurrently, I serve as the editor for all of our organization\'s long-form publications. I also provide substantive research support for the U.S-India AI Fellowship Program. In 2026, I was awarded a fellowship by the University of California San Diego to dig into India\'s efforts on critical minerals, specifically skilling and workforce development. I have fifteen years experience working within leading Washington, D.C. think-tanks focused on international relations and U.S. foreign policy, with a geographic focus on the Indo-Pacific and Europe, and extensive policy research and written analysis on security, political, trade, and technology issues.

Experience

1. Program Manager

   Observer Research Foundation America

   Jan 2023 — Present

Education

• University of Oxford

  1 year Fellowship, Politics and International Relations

  2005 — 2006

• The George Washington University

  Master of Arts (M.A.), Security Policy Studies

  2012 — 2014

• James Madison University

  B.A., Majors: International Affairs; Political Science Minor: Economics

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Event Planning
• Foreign Policy
• Policy Analysis
• International Relations
• International Security
• Editing
• Political Risk Analysis
• Political Science
• Foreign Affairs
• Proposal Drafting
• Public Policy
• Research
• Qualitative Research
• Non-Profits
• International Humanitarian Law
• National Security
• Writing
• Climate Change
• Proposal Writing