Eddie Mandhry 97F

Eddie Mandhry is a senior fellow at Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic venture co-founded by the former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy. He is presently leading the Virtual Center for Advanced Potential, a global network of researchers and practitioners working to advance the field of talent discovery and development, connecting more individuals from diverse backgrounds worldwide to greater opportunities within the innovation economy and the frontiers of science. 

He was most recently director for Africa and the Middle East at Yale where he led the university president’s Africa Initiative, and led Yale’s bi-directional partnerships across Africa and the Middle East. His work was at the intersection of people, ideas, and institutions pursuing innovative solutions to urgent global challenges through cutting-edge research spanning the sciences, humanities, and arts. Prior to joining Yale, he was the associate director of New York University (NYU) Africa House, and the NYU Abu Dhabi Center for Technology and Economic Development supporting collaborative research networks focused on economic theory, global labor markets, migration, and the impact of technology on development. Previous to that he was the Washington D.C. director of Global Kids Inc. He is a Carnegie New Leader and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.

Eddie holds an MSc. in international relations from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. in political science and African studies from Hampshire College. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.