Dr. Scott G. Borgerson is an international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and an adjunct senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Center for Energy, Marine Transportation, and Public Policy. At the Council, Dr. Borgerson is examining the foreign policy implications of increased access in the melting Arctic Ocean, opportunities for U.S. coastal shipping, and the geography of global shipping networks.

Before joining the Council, Dr. Borgerson was the director of the Institute for Leadership and an assistant professor at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. During a decade on active duty, he also contributed to Coast
Guard strategic planning efforts and served several tours at sea on narcotics interdiction and search and rescue missions, holding positions as navigator aboard the Cutter Dallas and commanding officer of the Patrol Boat Point Sal.

Dr. Borgerson's op-eds have appeared in the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, and the Christian Science Monitor, among other papers, and his essays have appeared in numerous publications
including Foreign Affairs. Dr. Borgerson is also a regular guest on major television and radio programs and he frequently speaks on a wide range of maritime topics.

Dr. Borgerson earned a BS with high honors from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy as well as an MALD and a PhD in international relations, both from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University,
where he was distinguished with the inaugural fellowship in Fletcher's Maritime Studies Program. He also holds a U.S. Merchant Marine Officer Masters License. Dr. Borgerson is a principal of Rhumb Line, LLC, a
consulting firm specializing in independent and strategic advice on complex geopolitical issues for public and private maritime interests.
Born in Festus, Missouri, Dr. Borgerson lives in Connecticut with his wife, Rebecca, and their son, Noah Christian.

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