Tyler Beckelman

Tyler Beckelman is a nonresident scholar with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Africa Program. His work focuses on commercial diplomacy and trade and investment policy.

He brings more than 20 years of experience across the public and private sectors. Most recently, he served as deputy assistant secretary for textiles, consumer goods, materials, critical minerals, and metals at the International Trade Administration in the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he coordinated trade and supply chain policy and analysis, administered trade preference programs, and led engagement with industry and other stakeholders. Previously, he served as deputy assistant administrator for East and Central Africa in USAID’s Bureau for Africa, director of international partnerships at the U.S. Institute of Peace, and senior advisor at WestExec Advisors, a leading strategic advisory firm.

From 2012 to 2013, Tyler served on the National Security Council, where he coordinated U.S. policy toward 15 countries in East and Southern Africa, advised senior officials, and contributed to the development and implementation of the Obama administration’s Africa initiatives. He has also directed USAID’s Somalia field office, served as a senior advisor in USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives and Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, and oversaw humanitarian assistance delivery in East and Southern Africa.

Tyler holds a B.A. in political science, international studies, and economics from Macalester College and a M.A. in government from Georgetown University.