Elmira Bayrasli

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Elmira Bayrasli
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Elmira Bayrasli, 2015
EducationB.A. in political science from New York University, M.A. in Middle Eastern languages and literatures from Columbia University
Occupation(s)Professor, author

Elmira Bayrasli is an American professor and author whose work mostly focuses on global entrepreneurship and foreign policy. She is the author of From the Other Side of the World (Public Affairs, 2015) and hosts Project Syndicate's podcast Opinion Has It. [1] [2] [3] Bayrasli co-founded Foreign Policy Interrupted. [4] [5]

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She teaches in the Globalization and International Affairs Program at Bard College and is an adjunct professor at New York University, where she offers courses on foreign policy and global entrepreneurship. [6] [7]

Career

Bayrasli holds a B.A. in political science from New York University and has an M.A. in Middle Eastern languages and literature from Columbia University. [8] [9] [10]

In 1994, Bayrasli joined Madeleine Albright's team at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. Following President Clinton's re-election in 1996 and Albright's appointment as Secretary of State, she received a White House Presidential Appointment to the U.S State Department. [11]

Bayrasli regularly contributes to TechCrunch on global entrepreneurship and provides analysis on foreign policy. Her work has appeared in various media outlets including The New York Times , [12] Forbes, and CNN. [13]

Bayrasli is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. [14]

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References

  1. Bayrasli, Elmira (2015). From the Other Side of the World: Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, Unlikely Places. PublicAffairs.
  2. "Elmira Bayrasli". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  3. College, Bard. "Bard Press Releases". www.bard.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  4. "Elmira Bayrasli | Our Secure Future". oursecurefuture.org. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  5. "Elmira Bayrasli". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  6. "Elmira Bayrasli – Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program" . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  7. College, Bard. "Bard Press Releases". www.bard.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  8. College, Bard. "Faculty and Staff | Bard NYC". bardnyc.bard.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  9. "Elmira Bayrasli". New America. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  10. "Beyond Silicon Valley: Elmira Bayrasli on Innovation in Unlikely Places". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  11. Our Secure Future. "Elmira Bayrasli".
  12. Chrystia Freeland (April 4, 2013). "How to Get Rich From the Eastward Tilt". The New York Times. Reuters.
  13. "Elmira Bayrasli". Charlie Rose. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  14. "Council on Foreign Relations". www.cfr.org. Retrieved 2025-06-20.