Pamela Aall

Pamela Aall is a Senior Advisor for conflict prevention and management at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Prior to this, she was founding Provost of the Institute’s Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding.

Aall’s research interests include mediation, non-official organizations, civil–military relations, education and training and the role of education in exacerbating conflict or promoting reconciliation. She is past president and current board member of Women in International Security, an organization dedicated to promoting women’s professional advancement in the foreign affairs and security fields.

She has also worked at the Rockefeller Foundation, the European Cultural Foundation, and the International Council for Educational Development. In 2014, she was named the Sharkey Scholar at Seton Hall University. Pamela serves as Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the International Peace & Security Institute.