Alicia Ellis is an expert in political economy, politics and international relations.

Ellis is a U.S. Air Force Veteran with multiple deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Her career has included work as a Policy Analyst for the U.S. State Department and as an Analyst at the U.S. Department of Treasury. She was appointed as a Presidential Management Fellow in 2012.

Ellis is a teaching assistant professor at the School of Politics & Global Studies and the Center on the Future of War.

She is a committee member with the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations and currently working on several articles on the impact of political risk on industry and investment.