Affiliation (Occupation/Company/University etc.):
Center for Strategic and International Studies
ELIZABETH|SULLIVAN
Project Manager, Co-Director
Elizabeth Sullivan is the project manager of the Next America Project, a CSIS initiative that seeks to build a network of young professionals to redefine America’s role in the world. She is also a research assistant for the CSIS Africa Program where she works on a broad range of U.S.-Africa policy issues such as regional security, nontraditional security assistance reform, and global health. Prior to joining CSIS, Sullivan served as a political and economic intern at the U.S. embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, where she worked on refugee issues, PEPFAR grants to combat HIV/AIDS, and economic development. Earlier, she worked for the Foundation for Security and Development in Africa in Accra, Ghana, where she facilitated peace-building initiatives and conducted regional conflict analysis. Sullivan graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a degree in political science, emphasizing international relations and a minor in history.
