Sam Potolicchio (/pɒtɒˈlɪkɪɒ/) is a

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specializing in government, leadership and political communications. He serves as Director of Global and Custom Education at

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private research university in the Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789 as Georg ...

McCourt School of Public Policy The McCourt School of Public Policy is one of ten constituent schools of Georgetown University. The McCourt School offers master's degrees in public policy, international development policy, policy management, data science for public policy, and ...

Executive Education program and Distinguished Professor and Department Chair of Political Communications at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA). Potolicchio is founder and President of th
Preparing Global Leaders Forum (PGLF)
an international leadership training program with campuses i
RussiaCroatia
an
Jordan

Education

Potolicchio graduated from Georgetown's

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with B.A. degrees in both psychology and government. He went on to earn an M.T.S. in Theology and Culture from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

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and an M.A. and PhD in Government from Georgetown's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Career

Potolicchio teaches at

RANEPA The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) is a federal state-funded institution of higher education located in Moscow, Russia. With the merger of ANE, RAPA, 12 other regional civil service academies ...

and

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, ...

. Since 2015, Potolicchio has served as Director of Global and Custom Education at the

at Georgetown University. He is the academic director of Georgetown’s Global Visiting Student Program and a lecturer at Georgetown's Global Education Institute (GGEI), where he lectures to senior government officials and corporate executives from emerging economies, including China and Japan. In 2013, Potolicchio was named Distinguished Professor and Department Chair in Political Communications at the

's School of Public Policy. In 2016, he started the first English language bachelors program in global governance and leadership in Russia. Potolicchio founded and serves as President of the Preparing Global Leaders Forum (PGLF), which convenes and trains rising leaders from around the world. PGLF is composed o
Preparing Global Leaders Summit
in

Moscow, Russia Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

Preparing Global Leaders Croatia
in

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an
Preparing Global Leaders Academy
in

Amman, Jordan Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...

. Potolicchio is the official lecturer on American Federalism for the

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at the

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, where he lectures to delegations from post-Soviet countries. He has delivered keynote lectures at over 200 different universities in 75 countries including

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, LSE,

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and

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. In addition to public lectures, Potolicchio advises political and business leaders internationally and conducts training with corporate audiences. Potolicchio is the Distinguished Scholar at th
Canterbury School of Fort Myers
where he also provides the academic foundation for th
Leadership Institute for Tomorrow (LIFT)
Previously he was the scholar-in-residence at the

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where he had taught fifth grade Latin and served as assistant director of admissions. Potolicchio was, along with

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, the Senior Lecturer at the

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Lugar Academy Washington Semester program. As a youth basketball coach he guided his team, the Jelleff Hoyas, to 6 undefeated championship seasons.

Awards

In 2012,

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named Potolicchio one of the “Best Professors in America”, the only professor chosen from his field. Prior to that, Potolicchio received the

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Award from the

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in 2011, as one of the future leaders of American higher education. In 2017, Potolicchio was named a winner of the OZY Educator Award, as one of the six most outstanding American educators. He has won numerous teaching awards at Georgetown University.

Publications

Potolicchio is a

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for

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, where his regular column covers developments in American politics and government for an international audience. Potolicchio's book chapters on religion and politics have been published in volumes by Congressional Quarterly Press and

Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print book ...

References

External links

Official website

Global and Custom Education, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

RANEPA Global Governance and Leadership Undergraduate Degree Program

Preparing Global Leaders Forum

Preparing Global Leaders Institute (Croatia)

Preparing Global Leaders Summit (Russia)

Preparing Global Leaders Academy (Jordan)
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