Ashley J. Tellis

Ashley J. Tellis (born 1961) is a senior fellow and Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs^[1] at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace specializing in international security, defense, and Asian strategic issues.^[2] He previously served as professor of policy analysis at the RAND Graduate School.

Ashley J. Tellis
Tellis in 2023
Born	Mumbai, India
Education	University of Chicago (MA, PhD) University of Bombay (BA, MA)

Early life and education

Ashley was born to a Indian Christian family in Mumbai, India. He earned his BA and MA from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai at University of Bombay. He later earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.^[3]

Career

Ashley was commissioned into the United States Foreign Service and served as senior adviser to the ambassador at the Embassy of the United States, New Delhi. He also served on the United States National Security Council staff as special assistant to President George W. Bush and senior director for strategic planning and Southwest Asia.^[4] and senior director for strategic planning and Southwest Asia.^[5]

Books, research papers and journals

Tellis is the author of several books, research papers and journals.

• India's Emerging Nuclear Posture: Between Recessed Deterrent and Ready Arsenal (Publisher: RAND Corporation; ISBN 9780833027740)
• Strategic Asia: Reshaping Economic Interdependence in the Indo-Pacific (Publisher: National Bureau of Asian Research; ISBN 9781939131805)