Dr. Gracelin Baskaran is the Research Director and Senior Fellow for Energy Security and Climate Change at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She is a mining economist and has spent a decade working on critical minerals. Prior to joining CSIS, Dr. Baskaran spent 5 years with the World Bank based in South Africa. She holds a doctorate from the University of Cambridge.

American Academy President Laurie Patton to Receive Concordia’s 2026 Leadership Award for Civil Society
The Concordia Leadership Council is proud to announce Dr. Laurie L. Patton, President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, as the second of three recipients of the 2026

