The Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellows Program

The Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellows Program at the McCourt School provides a flexible and welcoming home to leaders from across the policy world — former elected and appointed officials, high-level staff and other leaders with a wealth of experience and insight. As part of this program, Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellows are invited to engage with the McCourt community and the Doris Duke Foundation leaders and programs. Fellows are invited for periods of one month to a year based on their availability and serve the McCourt School on either a part-time or full-time basis. 

2024-2025 Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellows

Linda M. Burton

Linda Burton

Indivar Dutta-Gupta

Indivar Dutta-Gupta

Sherry Lachman

Sherry Lachman

Mark Schneider

Mark Schneider

About the Doris Duke Foundation

The Doris Duke Foundation’s (DDF) mission is to build a more creative, equitable and sustainable future by investing in artists and the performing arts, environmental conservation, medical research, child well-being and greater mutual understanding among diverse communities.

About the Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellows at the McCourt School

In addition to our distinguished long term academic and research faculty, the McCourt School benefits from visiting fellows who share their expertise with our community, particularly individuals who have worked on policy issues in government, business, nonprofit organizations or other related sectors. These visitors bring a varied blend of substantive expertise and on-the-ground experience to their work educating the next generation of policy leaders, preparing our students to bridge theory and practice in their life outside of the classroom.

The McCourt School now offers a new opportunity for Distinguished Visiting Fellows to contribute to our community of changemakers. Whether participating in informal dialogues or public lectures, offering a seminar series, lecturing in a course or hosting conversations with policymakers, Distinguished Visiting Fellows will enhance our efforts to develop more effective policies and educate future policy leaders.

Visiting Fellows benefit from:

Application

Applications are available and will be considered on a rolling basis by a McCourt School faculty committee. Appointment lengths and compensation depend upon the applicant’s availability. For applications and further inquiries, please contact McCourt’s Director of Strategic Initiatives Leslie Evertz (lse5@georgetown.edu).