Ashley Tellis Biography

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Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs

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Mumbai, India

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Ashley Tellis is a famous Indian Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, who was born on in Mumbai, India. Find Ashley Tellis age, wife, net worth, height, weight, education, career, family, images, biography & more updates. Get information about Ashley Tellis’s all key achievements or accomplishments, including professional and personal life detail.

Personal Profile About Ashley Tellis

Ashley J. Tellis is an Indian-American foreign policy expert and scholar. He is a senior fellow and Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Ashley Tellis biography shows that before joining Carnegie, he worked as a professor of policy analysis at the RAND Graduate School and served in several key U.S. government roles. He was part of the United States Foreign Service and also served on the National Security Council as a special assistant to President George W. Bush.

He earned his BA and MA from St. Xavier’s College, University of Bombay, and later a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He has written several books and research papers, including India's Emerging Nuclear Posture and Strategic Asia: Reshaping Economic Interdependence in the Indo-Pacific.

Ashley Tellis Foreign Affairs

Ashley Tellis foreign affairs work is widely recognized for its deep focus on U.S. and South Asian strategic relations. He has been an important voice in shaping discussions on defense and diplomacy between the U.S., India, and Asia. During his career, he served in the United States Foreign Service and as a senior adviser to the U.S. ambassador in New Delhi. Later, on the National Security Council, he worked as a special assistant to President George W. Bush and senior director for strategic planning and Southwest Asia. Through his writings in platforms like Foreign Affairs, Ashley Tellis foreign affairs contributions have helped policymakers and researchers better understand Asian security dynamics and global strategy.

Ashley Tellis Parents

Ashley Tellis parents were part of an Indian Christian family originally from Mumbai. His mother was Roman Catholic from Goa and was born in Burma, while his father came from Vidarbha and had a Dalit background. In several interviews and writings, he has spoken about how his family’s experiences influenced his worldview and his approach to policy and ethics. Despite the difficult personal history of Ashley Tellis parents, he often reflects on their lives and the impact of caste, religion, and trauma in his writings.

Ashley Tellis Wife

There is no publicly available information about Ashley Tellis wife. He has kept his personal life completely private. None of his official biographies or interviews mention marriage or family details. As a result, anything about Ashley Tellis wife or marital status is not known.

Ashley Tellis Age

Ashley Tellis age is 64 years old. He was born in 1961 in Mumbai. He has built a long career as a policy expert, academic, and author. His career has spanned from teaching and research to advising governments on strategic affairs. Ashley Tellis age shows the wisdom and global perspective he brings to discussions on U.S.-India relations and Asian security issues.