Aaron Presnall

Dr. Presnall is a political economist specializing in issues of banking and telecommunications regulatory transition, and the roles of information and participatory politics in regulatory outcomes. In addition to scholarly works and popular opinion pieces, he has written on the business and political environment of Europe for the Economist Intelligence Unit, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and numerous private and governmental organizations in Europe and the United States.

Dr. Presnall has an extensive background in project development and management and has short and long term work experience in most countries of Southeast and Central Eastern Europe. Before joining the Jefferson Institute, he served with the EastWest Institute for seven years in Prague, then in Belgrade as EastWest’s Regional Director of Southeast Europe. He earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Virginia.