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The Atlantic Council has named Romesh Ratnesar as its senior vice president of engagement, as announced by the Washington, based think tank. An accomplished media leader and former State Department official will lead the council’s events and communications teams from June 24.
The Atlantic Council is an American think tank in the field of international affairs, favoring Atlanticism, founded in 1961. Headquartered in Washington, it manages 16 regional centers and functional programs related to international security and global economic prosperity.
Ratnesar said, “the council is renowned for its relevant and rigorous work across the world’s most pressing issues.” He said he’s “thrilled to be joining such an innovative and dynamic organization, and to help shape its future direction.”
Romesh Ratnesar is an Indian American journalist and author. He is the Deputy Editor of Bloomberg Businessweek and former Deputy Managing Editor at TIME magazine. He managed TIME’s Baghdad bureau in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion. Earlier, he worked as chief of staff to U.S. Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Richard Stengel.
He is the author of “Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President and the Speech that Ended the Cold War,” an account of President Reagan’s 1987 address at the Brandenburg Gate.
He has been awarded fellowships by the Hoover Institution, the New America Foundation, the Aspen Institute and the French-American Foundation. Ratnesar is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He received his MA and BA in history, with distinction, from Stanford University.
