J Stephen Morrison

At-a-Glance

Serves as Senior VP/Director of the Global Health Policy Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Holds a Ph.D in political science and began his career with academic teaching and doctoral field research in southern Africa.
Served 7 years in senior policy responsibilities at USAID and the State Department during the Clinton administration.
Developed initiatives including USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives, the Kimberley Process (on conflict diamonds), and the CSIS Global Health Policy Center.
An Africanist and expert in foreign policy, comparative politics, international development, and global health.

Biography

J Stephen Morrison is a political scientist with a career spanning academic teaching, doctoral field research in southern Africa, and senior policy roles within the U.S. government and at a prominent think tank. He currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Director of the Global Health Policy Center at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington-based foreign policy and international security institute.