Kiron Skinner

Kiron Skinner achieved significant acclaim as an award-winning author, with her coauthored work, ‘Reagan, In His Own Hand,’ becoming a New York Times Bestseller upon its release in 2001 and subsequently earning the Hoover Institution’s Uncommon Book Award in 2002. She followed this success with another New York Times Bestseller, ‘Reagan, A Life in Letters,’ coauthored in 2003. A distinguished scholar of international relations and US foreign policy, Skinner holds an associate degree in communications from Sacramento City College (1979), a bachelor’s degree in political science from Spelman College, and an MA and PhD in political science and international relations from Harvard University. Building on her expertise, Skinner coauthored ‘The Strategy of Campaigning: Lessons from Ronald Reagan and Boris Yeltsin’ in 2007.

Currently, Skinner is the Taube Family Chair of International Relations and Politics at Pepperdine School of Public Policy, where she also directs the Grand Strategy Program and the Institute for Diplomacy, Security, and Innovation. Her insights are frequently sought by organizations navigating global affairs, security, and strategic challenges. She is a regular contributor to prominent publications and provides commentary on FOX News. Her significant contributions to public service and academia have been recognized with an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Molloy College and the Navy Superior Public Service Award.