Jennifer M. Welsh is Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy and Distinguished James McGill Professor in Global Governance and Security at McGill University. She was previously Chair in International Relations at the European University Institute and Professor in International Relations at the University of Oxford, where she co-founded the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict. From 2013-2016, she served as Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on the Responsibility to Protect.

She currently sits as a member of the IDP Protection Expert Group, based in UNHCR, and on the Advisory Board of the Global Center for Responsibility to Protect. Jennifer’s research has focused on contemporary challenges in global governance, conflict management, and Canadian foreign policy, including humanitarian action, the protection of civilians in armed conflict, and forced displacement. Her research and policy engagement have been recognized through her election as Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and as International Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.