Amanda Sloat

Dr. Amanda Sloat is Professor of Practice in the School of Politics, Economics, and Global Affairs. Prior to joining IE, she held several senior positions in the United States government. Most recently, she served in the Biden Administration as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Europe at the National Security Council. She also worked on European policy in the State Department and Congress.

In addition to her government service, Dr. Sloat has a strong academic background. She earned a Ph.D. in Politics from the University of Edinburgh and a Bachelors of Arts in Political Theory from James Madison College at Michigan State University. She worked at the Brookings Institution, held visiting fellowships at Harvard University’s Kennedy School, and was a post-doctoral research fellow at Queen’s University Belfast. Dr. Sloat has published a book, Scotland in Europe: A Study of Multi-Level Governance (Peter Lang, 2002), as well as numerous policy papers and articles on European politics in academic and media outlets.

Academic Experience

• Professor of Practice at the School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs, IE University, Spain, 2025 – Present 

• Robert Bosch Senior Fellow in the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institution, USA, 2017 – 2020

• Fellow in the Project on Europe and the Transatlantic Relationship at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, USA, 2018 – 2020

• Fellow in the Hard Places Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center, USA, 2017

• Post-doctoral research fellow in the Institute of Governance at Queen’s University Belfast, UK, 2001 – 2005

• Visiting fellow in the Jean Monnet Center at New York University’s School of Law, 2004
• Visiting fellow at the United Nations Research Institute on Social Development, Switzerland, 2004
• Visiting fellow at the Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic, 2003

Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Politics, University of Edinburgh, UK, 2001

• Bachelor of Arts in Political Theory, James Madison College at Michigan State University, USA, 1997

Corporate Experience

• Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Europe at the National Security Council, USA, 2021 – 2023

• Deputy Assistant Secretary for Southern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean Affairs at the State Department, USA, 2013 – 2016

• Senior Advisor to the White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and Gulf Region, USA, 2013

• Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, USA, 2011 – 2013

• Senior Professional Staff on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, USA, 2007 – 2010

• Senior Program Officer, National Democratic Institute, USA, 2005 – 2007