Albert Carnesale, Ph.D.

On July 1, 1997, Albert Carnesale became chancellor of UCLA, the eighth chief executive in the university's history. Before joining UCLA, Carnesale was provost of Harvard University and Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Public Policy & Administration. As provost, he coordinated the work of Harvard's central administration, supervised its information technology activities and oversaw academic programs that involved two or more of the university's schools.

He also served at the John F. Kennedy School of Government as academic dean from 1981 until 1991, and dean from 1991-1995. Dr. Carnesale has held positions in industry (Martin Marietta Corp., 1957-62) and in government (U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 1969-72).

His research and teaching have focused on international relations and national security policy, with an emphasis on issues associated with nuclear weapons and arms control. He has written extensively on international affairs, defense policy, and nuclear energy issues, and has testified often before Congressional committees. He is co-author of New Nuclear Nations: Consequences for U.S. Policy (1993); Fateful Visions:Avoiding Nuclear Catastrophe (1988); Superpower Arms Control: Setting the Record Straight (1987); Hawks, Doves and Owls: An Agenda for Avoiding Nuclear War (1985); Living with Nuclear Weapons (1983); and Nuclear Power Issues and Choices: Report of the Nuclear Energy Policy Study Group (1977).

His work has been published in Foreign Affairs, International Affairs, International Security (of which he was founding editor), Washington Quarterly, and other journals. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and of the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Dr. Carnesale has consulted widely on foreign and defense policy matters in both the public and private sectors. He has shared his expertise with the Executive Office of the President; the Departments of Defense, Energy, and State; the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; the Director of Central Intelligence; and the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment.

He participated in the U.S. delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I, 1970-72) and led the U.S. delegation to the International Nuclear Fuel Cycle Evaluation (1978-80), a 66-nation study of the relationship between civilian nuclear power and proliferation of nuclear weapons. Most recently, Chancellor Carnesale participated in a trilateral (U.S. - Russia - Germany) conference on "Russia and the West: A Relationship in Crisis" (Berlin, July 1999).