Robert Banks is a former senior U.S. Foreign Service Officer and Director of the USC Master of Public Diplomacy Program.

Dmitri Williams is a member of CPD's Professional Training Faculty and a professor at USC Annenberg, where he teaches courses on technology and society, games and data analytics. 

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CPD Faculty Member Margaret Moser taught the Summer Institute course, “Video Games and Public Diplomacy.”

A communications executive, educator and nonprofit founder, Beyah is a member of CPD's Professional Training Faculty. 

A prolific journalist and media consultant, Pierce is a graduate of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Xiao “Alicia” Liu is CPD Digital Marketing Intern & a USC Annenberg student pursuing a bachelor's degree in communication (’24).

Jesús Fernandez, MPD (’21) and former CPD Asst. Programming Coordinator, served as Youth Ambassador for the USA Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.