Roland Gillah

Roland Gillah '24 (he/him/his)

Program: MIA

Concentration: International Security Policy

Specialization: International Conflict Resolution

Hometown: New York, NY

Roland Gillah (he/him) is a MIA '24 candidate concentrating in International Security Policy with a specialization in International Conflict Resolution. Originally from New York City, over the past summer, he served as a Research Fellow on Protection of Civilians at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and prior to graduate school, he was a conflict analyst and humanitarian access negotiator. He worked for Mercy Corps’ Libya Analysis Team during the 2019-2020 Tripoli offensive and the Congo Humanitarian Analysis Team during the 2018-2020 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Most recently, he served as Humanitarian Access & Security Manager with Humanity & Inclusion in North East Syria, working on demining and health activities. He started his career working on security sector reform in the U.S. Department of Defense and the Hacking for Defense program, based in Silicon Valley. He earned his B.A. in International Relations from Tufts University