Ryan Brutger as an assistant professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his Ph.D. from the department of Politics at Princeton University. Prior to joining Berkeley, he was an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
His academic interests are in international relations and foreign policy. His research crosses international political economy, international law, international security, and political psychology, examining the domestic politics of international negotiations and cooperation.
Prior to returning to academia, he was a director at the Association of Academic Health Centers, where Ihefocused on best practices for international research and operations. He also worked for Sidley Austin LLP, where he was the lead legal assistant on the Airbus-Boeing WTO disputes and worked on ICSID, antidumping, countervailing duties, and trade remedies cases.