Joshua Marcuse

Member Record

Location: 

Washington, DC

Status: 

Professional

Expertise Area: 

National Security, Human Capital

Email: 

joshua.marcuse@ypfp.org

Affiliation (Occupation/Company/University etc.): 

Young Professionals in Foreign Policy

Country of Citizenship: 

United States

Date of Birth: 

1982

Joshua J. Marcuse is the founder and President of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy (YPFP), a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, committed to fostering the next generation of foreign policy leadership. He advises individuals and institutions on how to engage and interact with young professionals in the foreign policy community, and frequently speaks to students and recent graduates about careers in international affairs, leadership, management, entrepreneurship, and civic participation.

Established in 2004, YPFP is headquartered in Washington, DC, with branches in London, New York and Brussels. YPFP’s dynamic, international membership comprises over 2,000 selected young people united by a desire to face the world’s toughest challenges. Over 100 foreign policy leaders and experts such as Nobel prize-winning scholars, cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, think tank presidents, journalists, generals, and corporate and nonprofit leaders have addressed YPFP audiences. YPFP also has public service programs that assist refugees, work with inner-city schools, and conduct citizen diplomacy. A staff of over 120 volunteers worldwide manage YPFP’s finances, programming, membership, communications, technology, global expansion, and public service.

Josh works for Booz Allen Hamilton, an international management and technology consulting firm, as a senior consultant supporting clients in the Office of the Secretary of Defense with the transformation of U.S. military capabilities, acquisition reform, and strategic planning. He also worked on assignment to the U.S. Navy for nine months. Prior to joining Booz Allen, Josh was a Research Associate at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC, where he worked on transatlantic relations, national security, and international trade.

He serves on the Advisory Board of Next America and on the Board of Directors of the Dartmouth Club of Washington. He is a member of the Truman National Security Project and the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Josh graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with honors in Government. His thesis, The Arsenal of Democracy in the Age of Terror: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Military Assistance as a Counterterrorism Strategy, received the Chase Peace Prize.

He is from New York City.

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