Tom Schiavone, a dual American-Australian citizen, is a U.S. Army veteran previously deployed to South Korea and Ukraine. Currently, he serves as a Hostage Affairs Advisor in the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. A graduate student in the Master of Science in Foreign Service program at Georgetown University, his primary area of concentration is U.S. policy towards the Middle East and counterterrorism.

Transforming Urban Cardiovascular Health
At the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit, leaders from across sectors gathered to address one of the most pressing global health challenges: cardiovascular disease in rapidly growing urban environments. In partnership with

