OUR TEAM
POLICY EXPERTS
Alan S. Alexandroff
Alan S Alexandroff is currently the Director of the Global Summitry Project and Co-Chair of the China-West Dialogue (CWD) along with Lead Co-Chair Colin Bradford. When he teaches he does so at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, the University of Toronto. Dr. Alexandroff leads efforts designed to evaluate the adequacy and evolution of global summitry and the institutional and policy proposals in the global order.
Following the editing of, Can the World be Governed? Possibilities for Effective Multilateralism (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2008), a second volume co-edited with Andrew F. Cooper has been published, Rising States; Rising Institutions: Challenges for Global Governance (Brookings Institution Press, 2010) More recently, Dr. Alexandroff has been producing a weekly Substack at Alan’s Newsletter. There he focuses on the problems of the global order and multilateralism. His research is focused on the major international actors including: International and Regional Organizations, Leading, Major and Middle Powers. The research explores particularly their influence on advancing global governance and stabilizing the global order.
Dr. Alexandroff received his B.A., cum laude with distinction in all subjects from Cornell University, an M.A. and Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University, an M.A. in International History from the London School of Political Science and Economics and an L.L.B. from McGill Law School.
Yves Tiberghien (Ph.D. Stanford University, 2002; Harvard Academy Scholar 2006; Fulbright Scholar 1996) is a Professor of Political Science and Director Emeritus of the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia. He is also the Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research and Director of the Center for Japanese Research at UBC. Yves is a Visiting Professor at the Taipei School of Economics and Political Science (National Tsinghua University, Taiwan) and an adjunct Chair Professor, International Doctoral Program in Asia-Pacific Studies (IDAS), National Chengchi University in Taipei. In November 2017, he was made a Chevalier de l’ordre national du mérite by the French President.
His research focuses on the comparative political economy of East Asia and on global economic and environmental governance. His latest book is The East Asian Covid-19 Paradox (2021. Cambridge University Press, with post-2021 updates found here.
Dr. Tiberghien co-founded the Vision 20 initiative in 2015, a new coalition of global scholars and policy-makers aiming at providing a long-term perspective on the challenges of global economic and environmental governance.
Colin Bradford (Ph.D Columbia University, 1970) is the Lead Co-Chair of the China-West Dialogue (2019 – present), a Global Fellow of the Berlin Global Solutions Initiative (2019-2022), a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution (2003-present), and Co-Chair of Vision 20 (V20) (2017-present).
STAFF
Deanndre You-Jieh Chen
Deanndre is a Research Assistant at the Global Summitry Project. She is currently pursuing a DPhil in International Relations on food sovereignty movements and International Relations theory at the University of Oxford. Deanndre holds a Master of Global Affairs from the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto, an M.A. in International Relations and a B.A. in International Relations and Political Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand.
Tammy Cheng
Tammy is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce degree in the Rotman Commerce program at the University of Toronto. She specializes in management with a focus on strategy & innovation and international business as well as a minor in economics. At the Global Summitry Project, Tammy is a research and digital associate responsible for expanding the Project’s online presence and preparing articles for publication. Outside of work, Tammy enjoys travelling and reading.
Yalda Shabestari
Yalda is working towards a Bachelor of Commerce degree in the Rotman Commerce program at the University of Toronto. She is specializing in the Management field with focuses in Data Science, Strategy and Innovation, and International Business. Alongside her specialist, she is also pursuing a minor in economics. At GSP, Yalda is responsible for website development. Outside of work, Yalda enjoys listening to music and travelling.