Commissioner Bio
Andrew Wilder
Dr. Andrew Wilder serves as a commissioner on the Afghanistan War Commission. He is the vice president of Asia Programs at the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) where he has worked since 2010, including from 2010-2013 as director of Afghanistan and Pakistan programs. Prior to his service at USIP, Dr. Wilder served as research director for politics and policy at the Feinstein International Center at Tufts University. Previously, he founded and directed Afghanistan’s first independent research institution, the Kabul-based Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit. This was preceded by more than 10 years managing humanitarian and development programs in Pakistan and Afghanistan, including serving as the country director of Save the Children’s Afghanistan and Pakistan programs from 1996-2001. Dr. Wilder has conducted extensive research on topics related to state-building, electoral politics, and development and stabilization efforts in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Wilder holds a B.S. in foreign service from Georgetown University, and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.