About Us
Mission
The Quad Fellowship is an initiative of the governments of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States. Announced by the Quad partners on September 24, 2021, this first-of-its-kind scholarship program is designed to build ties among the next generation of scientists and technologists. The Quad Fellowship is operated in consultation with a non-governmental task force composed of academic, foreign policy, and private sector leaders from each Quad country. The Institute of International Education (IIE), a global not-for-profit organization that manages many of the world’s most prestigious scholarship and fellowship programs, administers the fellowship.
International Advisory Board
The Quad Fellowship’s International Advisory Board (IAB) offers high-level guidance, in a volunteer and non-executive capacity, on all aspects of the Quad Fellowship. The IAB is composed of leaders in academia, government, business, civil society, and technology from all four Quad countries. Each Quad country has nominated a former government representative and a senior STEM representative to serve on the board.
The IAB includes independent STEM advisors and welcomes representatives from the Quad Fellowship’s corporate and civil society partners, including Google and Western Digital.
Former Government Offices, Quad Countries
Lisa Paul AO PSM
Australia
Amb. Navtej Sarna
India
Amb. Kazuyoshi Umemoto
Japan
Amb. Wendy Sherman
United States
Quad Country STEM Representatives
Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith
Australia
Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood
India
Professor Yoichiro Matsumoto
Japan
Dr. Shirley Malcom
United States
Partners and Experts
Christine Bastian
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Western Digital
Amb. Karan Bhatia
Global Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google
Professor Carla Brodley
Northeastern University
Matt Pottinger
Garnaut Global