Larry Garber

Larry Garber is a returning Adjunct Professor at George Washington University having previously taught various courses at the Elliott School between 2018-2021. Larry’s teaching experience includes two years at the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School of National Security and Resource Strategy, and adjunct stints at Carnegie Mellon University, Arizona State University, and University of Denver.

Larry has more than 40 years of experience working on issues relating to international development, democratic elections, and human rights. He served as a senior official with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for 15 years, including five years as mission director for USAID/West Bank-Gaza (1999-2004). From 2004-2009, he was the Chief Executive Officer at the New Israel Fund and, more recently, has worked as an adviser to The Carter Center and other non-governmental organizations. He has observed elections in more than 30 countries.

Larry has published on a wide range of subjects, including advancing Palestinian development and democracy, promoting organizational reforms at USAID, observing elections in the United States and overseas, and preventing election violence. 

Larry received a B.A. in Political Science from Queens College in New York, and a joint Masters and J.D. from Columbia University. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Task Force on Election Crises, and sits on the Boards of Friends of Givat Haviva and Election Reformers Network.