SGS WELCOMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KATE KUHNS

Stanford Global Studies is pleased to welcome our new executive director, Kate Kuhns. 

Kate worked for eight years at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies as Director of their Initiative on Distance Learning. She most recently was Director of Program Development at the Silicon Valley Innovation Center (SVIC), a local startup focused on promoting the spirit of technological and entrepreneurial innovation. Kate has an M.A. from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in international relations and international economics, as well as a Ph.D. from the Stanford School of Education in international and comparative education. Kate has particular area expertise in Russia and Central Asia and knows Kazakh as well as Russian. 

Please join SGS in welcoming Kate back to the world of international studies and the greater community here at Stanford University.