Leon Aron

Leon Aron, who was born in Moscow and came to the United States as a refugee in 1978, is a resident scholar and the director of Russian studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He studies Russian domestic and foreign policy; US-Russia relations; and the economic, social, and cultural aspects of Russia's post-Soviet evolution. Since 2014, Dr. Aron has been a governor of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which oversees the operations of several international broadcasting outlets, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. From 1990 to 2004, he was a panelist on "Looking from America" (Gliadya iz Ameriki), a weekly Voice of America Russian-language radio and television show. Dr. Aron has also taught at Georgetown University and was the recipient of the US Institute of Peace's Peace Fellowship. Dr. Aron is a prolific writer and editor, and his books include "Roads to the Temple: Memory, Truth, Ideas, and Ideals in the Making of the Russian Revolution, 1