At Stimson, Aubrey Polliard serves as the Executive Assistant to the Stimson Center’s President & CEO. With an extensive background in writing, she previously worked as a ghostwriter on a wide variety of non-fiction topics, including business, science, and self-help. She also brings her creative storytelling skills to graphic design to communicate through, not just words, but a collaboration of colors, images, and patterns.

Aubrey has worked, volunteered, and studied across many countries in South America, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Ecuador. She graduated with a B.A. in International Relations and Sociology from the University of Denver. Specializing in international security and human rights, she has collaborated with some of the brightest minds in critical international and domestic security issues at the Josef Korbel School for International Studies.