Alumni Profiles
Jason Riley
MPIA '08
Jason Riley is an international project manager with the U.S. Department of the Interior, where he manages natural and cultural conservation programs in Latin America.
Jason’s professional background is in the California State Legislature, and his interests lie in economic development in Latin America and Southeast Asia, national security issues, and American politics. At IR/PS, Jason was a graduate researcher for the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, where he maintained a biosecurity blog and worked on the Public Policy and Biological Threats program. He was also president of the Pacific International Affairs Student Organization.
Jason graduated from IR/PS with a career track in international politics and a Latin America regional focus.

