CIGI Chairs

In addition to their faculty work, CIGI Chairs contribute to the intellectual life of the BSIA, participate in collaborative research activities, and engage in public outreach to promote broader understanding of global issues. These positions are funded in part or in whole through CIGI.

  • James Blight

    CIGI Chair in Foreign Policy Development, Professor at BSIA

    CIGI Chair in Foreign Policy Development and Professor at the BSIA, Dr. Blight is an expert in oral history and helped to make the documentary The Fog of War.

  • William D. Coleman

    CIGI Chair in Globalization and Public Policy, Associate Director of the Global Governance Programs and Professor at BSIA

    Specializing in global public policy and global health governance, Dr. Coleman is also the Project Director of the Globalization and Autonomy series.

  • Jonathan Crush

    CIGI Chair in Global Migration and Development, Professor at BSIA

    An expert on human security, Dr. Crush is a major contributor to global debates on the need for development-friendly governance of migrant movements.

  • Simon Dalby

    CIGI Chair in Political Economy and Climate Change, Professor at BSIA

    An author and researcher of climate change, political ecology, geopolitics, global security, militarization and the spatial dimensions of governance.

  • Paul Freston

    CIGI Chair in Religion and Politics in Global Context, Professor at BSIA

    Specializing in religion and politics, Dr. Freston has a special interest in creating opportunities for scholars from the Global South.

  • Jorge Heine

    CIGI Chair in Global Governance and Distinguished Fellow, Professor at BSIA

    Previously Chilean Ambassador to South Africa, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Dr. Heine is an expert on diplomacy and democratic transitions.

  • Kathryn Hochstetler

    CIGI Chair of Governance in the Americas, Professor at BSIA

    Specializing in emerging powers and global governance, Dr. Hochstetler is an expert on emerging powers, energy and environmental politics, and Brazil in the South American region.

  • Thomas Homer-Dixon

    CIGI Chair of Global Systems, Professor at BSIA

    A renowned global security expert, Dr. Homer-Dixon's research examines how societies adapt to economic, ecological, and technological change.

  • Sue Horton

    CIGI Chair in Global Health Economics

    Dr. Horton has extensive experience in developing countries and has consulted for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and several UN agencies.

  • Rianne Mahon

    CIGI Chair in Comparative Social Policy, Professor at BSIA

    Dr. Mahon's research focuses on transnational social governance, including policy discourses produced by organizations like the OECD and World Bank.

  • James Orbinski

    CIGI Chair in Global Health Governance, Director of the Africa Initiative

    A globally recognized practitioner and advocate with award winning literary and film work, Dr. Orbinski is a leading scholar of global health.

  • David Welch

    CIGI Chair of Global Security, Director of BSIA

    Specializing in international relations and security, Dr. Welch is an award-winning teacher and author, most recently of Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived.