He has also worked as an independent analyst for Eurasia Group, the political risk research and consulting firm, and is a two-time finalist, and one time-winner, at the Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards in London. A native of Amherst, MA, he has a B.A. from Tufts University and an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Follow him on Twitter @jw_rosen