Fast Facts
- Served in both the Obama and Clinton administrations, including as deputy assistant to the president for national security affairs
- Director, Ripples of Hope Project
- Former deputy envoy and chief of staff for the Office of the Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, U.S. Department of State
- Expertise in foreign affairs, diplomacy, national security, the Middle East
Areas Of Expertise
- Foreign Affairs
- American Defense and Security
- War and Terrorism
- Middle East
- Governance
- The Presidency
Mara Rudman is a professor of practice at the Miller Center, where she directs the Ripples of Hope Project aimed at identifying practical approaches to help democratic leaders resolve key challenges. She previously served a term as a Miller Center Schlesinger Distinguished Professor.
Rudman served on the 2022 National Defense Strategy Commission. She is a member of the Board of Visitors for the Howard University College of Arts and Sciences. She also consults for Democracy Forward.
Rudman’s government positions have included serving as deputy assistant to the president for national security affairs in the Obama and Clinton administrations; deputy envoy for the Office of the Special Envoy for Middle East Peace at the U.S. Department of State; assistant administrator for the Middle East at the U.S. Agency for International Development; and chief counsel to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Previously, Rudman was executive vice president for policy at the Center for American Progress and senior vice president for policy/projects at Business Executives for National Security. She also led Quorum Strategies, a geopolitical strategic advisory firm. Rudman has been a guest on numerous TV and radio shows and has written for and been quoted in various print publications. She received her BA from Dartmouth College and a law degree from Harvard Law School.
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