SIA Professor, Ambassador Dennis Jett

Elite Faculty

Our internationally-recognized faculty are a unique combination of world-class scholars and highly-acclaimed practitioners in their respective disciplines. Their connections become your connections.

Current faculty include:

  • former diplomats
  • a retired Navy Vice Admiral
  • National Security Council staff
  • an economic development agency director
  • former CIA officials
  • a State Department Senior Counselor
  • International arbitration experts
  • accomplished scholars in a wide range of academic disciplines

Together, they represent a unique combination of world-class scholars and highly acclaimed practitioners in their respective disciplines.

You will also learn from distinguished faculty from across Penn State, including individuals from Smeal College of Business, Penn State Law in University Park, College of Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, and the Eberly College of Science. This combined strength allows us to offer you programs that are unsurpassed in interdisciplinary range and flexibility.