Understanding
the world.
Remembering
the human.

From Cambodia to France to the United States, a refugee’s journey informs a lifelong engagement with the world.

A graduate of Princeton and UC Berkeley, Sophal Ear teaches global political economy, international organizations, and regional management in Asia at Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management.

His work connects questions of governance and development with the lives they shape. He previously taught at Occidental College, the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, and Syracuse University, and worked with the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme.