Jackson Institute for Global Affairs

The Jackson Institute for Global Affairs is located in Horchow Hall on New Haven's historic Hillhouse Avenue.[1] The building formerly housed the Yale School of Management.[2]

In April 2009, Yale announced it had received a $50 million gift to create the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. In the fall of 2010, the university officially opened the institute. The donation came from ex-pharmaceutical businessman and philanthropist John Jackson, a 1967 graduate of Yale College, and his wife Susan. Jackson said he originally intended to become a diplomat when entering Yale, like his great-grandfather.[3] Regarding the gift, Jackson stated, "We hope to inspire students to pursue careers in diplomacy and public service and to become globally engaged leaders in all walks of life." Yale President Richard Levin added, "The Jackson Institute will become a signature program, marking Yale's global aspirations. Its teaching programs will permeate the University, expanding the curriculum in international affairs so that students in all its schools are better prepared for global leadership and service."[4]

On April 6, 2019, Yale President Peter Salovey formally announced to the Yale community that the Jackson Institute will transform itself to the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs by 2022. This announcement came after a decision of the Yale Corporation. This was after a report of a committee chaired by Professor Judith Chevalier, the William S. Beinecke Professor of Economics and Finance at the Yale School of Management, recommended the formation of a school of global affairs in a report made public in November 2018.

A key component of the Jackson Institute is its "Senior Fellows" – distinguished policy practitioners and experts in global affairs that teach courses, consult with students on career goals and conduct their own research.[5]

Current and former Senior Fellows include:[6][7]

• David Brooks – American commentator
• Johnnie Carson – U.S. ambassador
• Ryan Crocker – U.S. ambassador
• Howard Dean – U.S. politician
• Rosemary DiCarlo – U.S. ambassador and U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
• Robert Stephen Ford – U.S. ambassador
• John Kerry – U.S. Secretary of State
• Stanley A. McChrystal – U.S. Army general
• Rakesh Mohan – economist
• Harry K. Thomas Jr. – U.S. ambassador
• Emma Sky – Middle East expert
• George Packer – American journalist
• Stephen S. Roach – economist
• John Negroponte – U.S. Director of National Intelligence and Deputy Secretary of State
• Jake Sullivan – U.S. National Security Advisor
• Luis Moreno Ocampo – Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court