Event Host: Mershon Center for International Security Studies
Daniel P. Ahn is currently a professorial lecturer at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where he teaches graduate courses on energy economics and conflict; senior adviser at the Rapidan Group; and adviser for the U.S. government.
He was previously the chief economist at the U.S. Department of State, where he advised the secretary and senior principals on a wide range of international economic and security topics relevant to U.S. foreign policy, including global macroeconomic growth, financial stability, economic sanctions, counter-terrorist financing, international trade, and energy security.
Prior to public service, Ahn was the chief economist for commodities at Citigroup in New York and also held senior positions at Citadel, Barclays Capital, and Lehman Brothers. He has also held research and teaching positions at Harvard University, National Bureau of Economic Research, Columbia University, Council on Foreign Relations, and International Monetary Fund.
He is the author of multiple research articles, Congressional testimony, and a forthcoming economics textbook. He was featured in Forbes Magazine as one of "30 under 30 in Finance."
Ahn completed his A.B. in economics and finance with honors from Princeton University, and his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University.
This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and is part of the Mershon Center Speaker Series. This event is free and open to the public. For more information and to register click here.