Ashley J. Tellis | |
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| Education | University of Chicago (MA, PhD) University of Bombay (BA, MA) |
Ashley J. Tellis (born 1961) is a senior fellow and Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs [1] at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace specializing in international security, defense, and Asian strategic issues. [2] He previously served as professor of policy analysis at the RAND Graduate School.
Ashley was born to a Indian Christian family in Mumbai, India. He earned his BA and MA from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai at University of Bombay. He later earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. [3]
Ashley was commissioned into the United States Foreign Service and served as senior adviser to the ambassador at the Embassy of the United States, New Delhi. He also served on the United States National Security Council staff as special assistant to President George W. Bush and senior director for strategic planning and Southwest Asia. [4] and senior director for strategic planning and Southwest Asia. [5]
In October 2025 it was disclosed by the U.S. State Department that Tellis is under investigation for unauthorized retention of classified documents. He held a top-secret clearance and had access to sensitive information. U.S. authorities found more than a thousand pages of documents marked "TOP SECRET" and "SECRET" in his home, according to court documents. [6] [7] [8]
Tellis is the author of several books, research papers and journals.
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