Jeffrey W. Legro

Jeffrey Wenner Legro[1]
Born1959 or 1960 (age 63–64)[2]
Occupation(s)Professor, university administrator
Executive Vice President and Provost of the University of Richmond
In office
2017–2023
Vice Provost for Global Affairs of the University of Virginia
In office
2012–2017
AwardsFulbright Fellowship (2002, 2011)
Academic background
Alma materMiddlebury College (B.A., 1982)
University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., 1988; PhD, 1992)
ThesisCooperation Within Conflict: Submarines, Strategic Bombing, Chemical Warfare and Restraint in World War II (1992)
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
InstitutionsUniversity of Richmond
University of Virginia
Harvard University
University of Minnesota
Notable worksCooperation Under Fire
Rethinking the World
To Lead the World
In Uncertain Times
Shaper Nations

Jeffrey W. Legro is an American political scientist and professor at the University of Richmond, where he was also the executive vice president and provost from 2017 to 2023. Before that, he was a professor and vice provost for global affairs at the University of Virginia.

A specialist in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs, Legro has written and co-edited numerous books and articles, including Rethinking the World: Great Power Strategies and International Order. He has researched and taught in China, India, Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a board member of the Richmond World Affairs Council.[3][4][5][2][6]

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