Fiona Hill keynote speaker

Dr. Fiona Hill is a renowned foreign policy authority, former Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs on the U.S. National Security Council, and Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution. A leading global expert on international security, Eurasian geopolitics, and European affairs, Dr. Hill served under three U.S. presidential administrations, advising leaders at the highest levels of government and international diplomacy.

Born in the working-class town of Bishop Auckland in North East England, Dr. Hill earned her master’s in Soviet studies and Ph.D. in history from Harvard University before holding key national intelligence roles, including National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia. She is the co-author of the acclaimed biography The Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin and author of There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the Twenty-First Century. A captivating communicator, Dr. Hill provides business leaders, boards, and policymakers with sharp, actionable intelligence on transatlantic security, statecraft, global power dynamics, and the economic ripple effects of geopolitical conflict.