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Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili

Professor, International Affairs, Political Science and Economics Founding Director, Center for Governance and Markets University of Pittsburgh Fulbright Distinguished Scholar, Tel Aviv University

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Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili is an award-winning scholar, teacher, public intellectual, and academic leader. She is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, founding director of the Center for Governance and Markets, president-elect of the Public Choice Society, and past president of the Central Eurasian Studies Society.

Named one of the world's top thinkers by Prospect Magazine, she brings expertise in governance, security, statecraft, and development to academic, policy, and public audiences. Her work draws on decades of research, field experience, and policy engagement across Afghanistan, Central Asia, Eurasia, and the Middle East.

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