Stephen Feinson directs ASU International Development’s efforts to identify and pursue large scale global research and training opportunities for Arizona State University. In this capacity, Feinson oversees a team focused on building relationships and exploring opportunities with USAID and other international development funding agencies and organizations. ASU International Development coordinates a pipeline of opportunities that match ASU’s core capabilities and strategic goals, and drives partnership and consortium development to proposal preparation and submission. Before joining ASU, Feinson served as deputy director of Columbia University’s Center for Science, Policy and Outcomes and as project director for the Jeffersonian Science Project at Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Feinson holds an MA in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.