Theresa Sabonis-Helf, PhD

Theresa Sabonis-Helf is based in the Georgetown School of Foreign Service Master’s Degree program, teaching and serving as the Inaugural Chair of the Science, Technology and International Affairs concentration since 2020.  Prior to joining Georgetown, she was a Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College and an international development professional.  She has lived and worked in seven countries of Eurasia.  She has been a frequent advisor to NATO and to the US government, and teaches energy security principles to government officials in several countries.  She has published and lectured extensively on energy security and energy transition; climate change policies; critical infrastructure resilience and security; Eurasian energy and environmental issues, and the politics of electricity.  She holds a PhD in Political Science from Emory University, and an MPA in International Affairs from Princeton University.  She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.