Carolyn Gruber is a Fellow and Deputy Director of the Environmental Security Program at the Stimson Center. Before joining the Stimson Center, Carolyn was a foreign affairs specialist for the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce, including at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, focusing on international fisheries conservation and management. Throughout her tenure with the federal government, Carolyn honed her expertise on a wide range of marine policy issues, including illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, the impacts of climate change on coastal and marine ecosystems, and sustainable fisheries management. Carolyn holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of Richmond and a Master of Environmental Management degree from Duke University.













