Steven Feldstein

Steven Feldstein is an American political scientist and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program. His work focuses on technology, U.S. foreign policy, international relations, democracy, and human rights. Feldstein authored The Rise of Digital Repression: How Technology is Reshaping Power, Politics, and Resistance, which was the recipient of the 2023 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.

Early life and education He was born and raised in Bloomington, Indiana.

Previously, he served as an associate professor at Boise State University and sat on the Frank and Bethine Church Chair of Public Affairs.

Under President Obama, Feldstein served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). He previously served as the director of policy at the U.S. Agency for International Development, and also worked as counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.