Jason Briggs is the Senior Director of the Office of Global Initiatives at Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Iowa, Juris Doctor from Creighton University and a Master of Laws in International and Comparative Law from The George Washington University. After serving as a Senior Legislative Assistant in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate, he worked at the law firm of Covington & Burling. Jason also served as a Community-Based Organizational Development Volunteer with the United States Peace Corps in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, worked with the United Nations Development Programme as the Regional Legal Coordinator on a project to combat human trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region and was an International Justice Advisor for the US Department of State-International Narcotics and Law Enforcement’s Justice Sector Support Program in Kabul, Afghanistan. Prior to joining Barrett, The Honors College, Jason was a Program Head/Lecturer in the Masters of International Relations program at Webster University and delivered BA/MA courses on topics such as public international law, US foreign policy and human trafficking at campus locations in Thailand and Austria.
Education
LL.M, International and Comparative Law, The George Washington University
J.D., Creighton University
B.A., Political Science, University of Iowa
Publications
United Nations Development Programme (2022). Reflections and Directions – Business and Human Rights in Asia: From the First Decade to the Next. Bangkok, Thailand.
