Katya Kantor

Katya Kantor (she/her/hers)

Program: MPA

Concentration: International Security Policy

Specialization: Middle East

Hometown: Tel Aviv, Israel

Katya Kantor (she/her) is a MIA '24 candidate concentrating in International Security Policy with a regional specialization in the Middle East. Originally from Tel Aviv, Israel, she has also lived in Russia, Spain, and the U.S. and attended Columbia University (GS '22) for her undergraduate studies where she double majored in Middle East Studies and Religion. Katya has previously interned for NGOs such as The Washington Institute and The Ambassadors' Club of Israel and served as a research assistant at Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University, and Columbia University. She was also a Saltzman Institute Student Scholar and is currently on the GS Alumni Association board.