Joseph S. Nye Jr.
University Distinguished Service Professor
Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations
Visions of Governance in the 21st Century Project

Joseph S. Nye Jr., University Distinguished Service Professor, is also the Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations and former Dean of the Kennedy School. He received his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from Princeton University, did postgraduate work at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship, and earned a PhD in political science from Harvard. He has served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Chair of the National Intelligence Council. He was a defense adviser for Senator John Kerry in the campaign of American Presidential election in 2004. He published Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics; Understanding International Conflict (5th edition); and The Power Game: A Washington Novel.