Prof. Dr. Alexander Mirtchev
Prof. Dr. Alexander Mirtchev
3030 K Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
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Professor Alexander Mirtchev, LLM, PhD, is an American intellectual, executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His expertise spans national security, geopolitical strategy, and geoeconomics.
Prof. Dr. Mirtchev is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government.
Professor Mirtchev is the author of numerous policy papers and academic studies on geopolitical strategy and national and international security. His work developed the theoretical framework known as universal securitization. Dr. Mirtchev’s latest book, The Prologue: The Alternative Energy Megatrend in the Age of Great Power Competition, presents a realist, forward-looking perspective on modern energy security. It is published in English, Spanish, German, Russian, and Mandarin.
Dr. Mirtchev is an Executive Editor of the Atlantic Council Strategy Papers. He was also Editor and Publisher of several policy journals, and a member of the Advisory Board of Wall Street Week on Fox Business.
Dr. Mirtchev is a Founding Council Member of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He was also a Senior Fellow and member of the Wilson National Cabinet.
Prof. Dr. Mirtchev served as Vice President of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI), United Kingdom. He was also Executive Chairman of RUSI International. Mirtchev is a member of Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs.
Mirtchev serves as Vice Chair of the Atlantic Council of the United States, where he sits on the Executive and Strategy Committees, as well as the Advisory Council of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.
Dr. Mirtchev served as President and Chairman of several enterprises focused on advancing innovation and strengthening strategic industries vital to national security — including initiatives in alternative energy, artificial intelligence, robotics, and other groundbreaking technologies.
Mirtchev was Chairman of a Sustainable Development Fund, a Board Member of a Sovereign Wealth Fund, and Chairman of a high-end risk mitigation services joint venture with a NASDAQ-listed corporation, among other notable positions. Earlier in his career, Prof. Dr. Mirtchev was a director of a top-rated Washington, D.C. international law firm specializing in international trade remedy proceedings and WTO negotiations.
Prof. Dr. Mirtchev holds an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from George Washington University and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from St. Kliment Ohridski University, where he also served as an Associate Professor. He pursued further studies in economics and finance at the London School of Economics, Boston University, and Harvard Business School. Professor Mirtchev’s academic distinctions include honorary doctorates from the Ukrainian Academy of Foreign Trade, among other academic recognitions.
Dr. Mirtchev is an advocate for preserving and advancing Western heritage. He curates the Hellenistic Tanagra Figurine Educational Initiative. Mirtchev is a member of the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress. He also supports the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., among other notable causes. His personal interests include ancient philosophy, opera, and classical art.