People

We are a community of students, scholars, and staff who share a dedication to understanding the region more deeply.

 

The views expressed by people affiliated with the Davis Center are as different as the people themselves and do not necessarily reflect institutional positions held by the center.

People

Center Associate
Vanessa Ruget is Professor of Political Science at Salem State University.
Staff
Svetlana Rukhelman is the librarian for Harvard's Davis Center Collection.
Center Associate
Rochelle Ruthchild is Research Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University.
Center Associate
Peter Rutland works on nationalism and the political economy of contemporary Russia.
Advisory Board
Charles Ryan’s distinguished financial career combines top level expertise and deep knowledge of both Russian and international markets.
Visiting Scholar
Rahat Sabyrbekov is an environmental economist who specializes in decarbonization, climate change, and energy transition.
Fields
Graduate Student Associate
Jakhongir Sadiev is a student in the Master in Public Administration in International Development program at Harvard Kennedy School.
Center Associate
Carol Saivetz is a senior fellow in the MIT Security Studies Program who has consulted for the U.S. government on topics ranging from energy to Russian policy toward Iran.
Visiting Scholar
Roberta Sala studies the conceptualization of forests in Russian unofficial culture of the late-Soviet period from an ecocritical perspective.
Center Associate
Harvey Salgo is an economist and attorney with over 40 years of experience in the domestic and international electricity industry.
Fields