Mwangi Thuita is a program assistant for the International Peace and Security program, reporting to Stephen J. Del Rosso. Thuita’s work focuses on peacebuilding in Africa and bridging the gap between academic and policy communities.
Prior to joining the Corporation, Thuita was a technical advisor at the Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations. He has also served as a program assistant at the African Peacebuilding Network of the Social Science Research Council.
Thuita holds an MA in public policy from the University of Chicago, where he was a fellow at the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He edited the international section of a student-run journal, translating complex empirical policy studies into succinct and accessible articles and also produced and cohosted a podcast on the causes of global conflicts. He received his BA from Cornell University, where he majored in political science and philosophy.
Thuita is a native of Nairobi, Kenya.
