Timothy D. Snyder

Timothy D. Snyder is an acclaimed historian and author, recognized for his profound analysis of Central and Eastern European history, specializing in the Soviet Union and the Holocaust. He brings a deep historical perspective to contemporary global challenges for diverse audiences. After joining Yale University’s faculty in 2001, Timothy D.

Levin Professor of History at Yale University. In 2017, Snyder published ‘On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century,’ which also achieved widespread critical and commercial success, followed by ‘The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America’ in 2018. His contributions to historical scholarship were honored with the Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science in 2018. He authored ‘Our Malady: Lessons in Liberty from a Hospital Diary’ in 2020 and ‘On Freedom’ in 2024.

He serves as a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna, sits on the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, actively engaging in public discourse through essays in ‘The New York Times’ and various media platforms. Snyder was named the tenth ambassador for the UNITED24 fundraising platform in 2022 and received the Madame de Staël Prize that same year. In 2023, he launched the Ukrainian History Global Initiative. Beginning July 2025, he will hold the inaugural Chair in Modern European History, supported by the Temerty Endowment for Ukrainian Studies, at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.

In 2025, Snyder is also slated to receive the Moynihan Prize and American Philosophical Society Membership, and will deliver a keynote address for the Friends Committee on National Legislation annual meeting.