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Mary Kissel
Kissel in October 2017
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University (1999)[1]
Johns Hopkins University

Mary Elizabeth Kissel is an American geopolitical expert with experience in finance, journalism, and government. She is currently the Executive Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor at Stephens Inc.[2] Prior to joining Stephens, she served as Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State. Previously, she was a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board.[3]

Early life and education

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Kissel was born in south Florida and is a graduate of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts.[4] She received a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University, where she studied under Russian historian Richard Pipes. She was well known on campus as a marimba virtuosa and performed with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra and Harvard College Opera.[5][6][7] She later earned a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, studying at the university's Bologna, Italy, and Washington, DC, campuses.[8]

Professional career

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Kissel is Executive Vice President at Stephens, one of America's largest private, family-owned financial services firms, where she counsels clients on political risk and public policy. She joined the firm in March 2021. She also serves on public company boards, as vice chairman of New York Stock Exchange-listed logistics company RXO, Inc. (2022 to present) and director of QXO, Inc. (2024 to present), a building-materials distribution company also listed on the NYSE. Previously, she served as a director of XPO, Inc. (2021-2022).

From October 2018 to January 2021, Kissel served as Senior Advisor to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, where she closely assisted the Secretary in developing and advancing U.S. foreign policy, accompanying him to more than 60 countries. She developed a reputation inside State for her hawkish stance on U.S.-China policy.[9] She advocated for China's persecuted Uyghurs, supported the Hong Kong democracy movement,[10] and pushed for closer U.S. ties to Taiwan.[11][12] She also worked closely with Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon to launch the Secretary's Commission on Unalienable Rights. Kissel is recognized as one of the driving forces behind the 2021 genocide designation against China's Communist Party.

Immediately before her State Department appointment, Kissel served as a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board in New York City, where she was chief foreign affairs writer for the newspaper's "Review & Outlook" column. She hosted the Journal's popular "Foreign Edition" podcast on foreign policy, and served as a Fox News contributor from 2017 to 2018, appearing as a regular panelist on The Journal Editorial Report, Sunday Morning Futures and Mornings With Maria.[13] On Thursday evenings, Kissel co-hosted The John Batchelor Show, a nationally syndicated talk show.[14]

Prior to her U.S. work, Kissel joined The Wall Street Journal Asia in Hong Kong in 2004 as a foreign correspondent and contributed to the Money & Investing section's Heard in Asia column.[3] From 2005 to 2010, she served as editorial-page editor, responsible for the newspaper's commentary on the Asia-Pacific region.[3] In that role, she traveled widely, profiling the Dalai Lama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, among others.[15][16][17][18] She warned against Beijing's military build-up in the Pacific and the Party's repression of Hong Kong's freedoms.[19][20]

Kissel has also written for the Far Eastern Economic Review, The Spectator, Le Spectacle du Monde, and World Affairs[21][22] and appeared on television networks and podcasts around the world, including ABC News, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, MSNBC, RTHK, and Sky News.[23][24][25][26] Her radio appearances include ABC Radio, Fox News Radio, Radio National and the Larry Kudlow Show, among others.[27][28][29][30]

Kissel started her career as a fixed income research and capital markets analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York City and London.[31]

Affiliations

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Kissel is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations[32] and a director of the American Australian Council. She was a Claremont Institute Lincoln Fellow (2006), a Hoover Institution Edwards Media Fellow (2012 and 2016), and a member and host of the Nixon Seminar on Conservative Realism and National Security (2021-2024).[33][34][35] She is a Northwood University Distinguished Woman[36] awardee.

References

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  1. ^ Speedie, Sam (December 11, 1997). "Mary Kissel: Mastering the Marimba". Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  2. ^ "Mary Kissel | Corporate". Stephens. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Who We Are". Wall Street Journal. 2000-01-02. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  4. ^ Kopf, Aleese. "Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce features diverse lineup of speakers". Palm Beach Daily News. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  5. ^ "HRO Tackles Challenging Program with Striking Results | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  6. ^ "Candide (1999)". Harvard College Opera. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  7. ^ "Vibrant Debut for Marimba Virtuoso | Arts | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  8. ^ National Press Club of Australia Archived 2013-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Seeing China Clearly". American Purpose. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  10. ^ Luke de Pulford 裴倫德 [@lukedepulford] (2020-11-08). "Another niggle. There's so much credit claiming out there on US #HK policy. If we knew half of what this person has done, no one else would dare speak. 👇 This is @marykissel, former #HK resident, and true friend of the city. Want someone to thank? Thank her. 🇭🇰🇺🇸 https://t.co/rUCnlG8Xzx https://t.co/83TeNnMnLG" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-06-14 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ Luke de Pulford 裴倫德 [@lukedepulford] (2021-01-09). "🔥WOW. The US has just massively upgraded their relationship with Taiwan. Nobody did more than @marykissel to make this happen. The UK should follow. The Taiwanese aren't even allowed to call their London office an Embassy. Why? You guessed it folks. https://t.co/rn4DnIV3FP" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-06-14 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 [@benedictrogers] (2021-01-09). "A truly superb decision #Taiwan is a vibrant democracy, an exemplary role-model in fighting #COVID19 & a true ally This relationship upgrade is absolutely right - I pay tribute to @SecPompeo & his amazing advisor @marykissel for this historic decision https://t.co/6p5eNJhyrn" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-06-14 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Mary Kissel". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  14. ^ "Mary Kissel - News, Articles, Biography, Photos - WSJ.com". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  15. ^ Kissel, Mary (2007-09-22). "21st-Century Monk". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  16. ^ Kissel, Mary (2007-04-21). "Yes, Prime Minister". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  17. ^ Kissel, Mary (2009-06-14). "South Korea's Bulldozer Heads for the White House". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  18. ^ Kissel, Mary (2008-07-26). "It's Déjà Vu for Malaysia's Opposition Leader". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  19. ^ Kissel, Mary (2007-06-29). "Hong Kong's Unhappy Anniversary". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  20. ^ Kissel, Mary (2009-09-21). "Is the U.S. Losing the Pacific?". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  21. ^ ""FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW": OCTOBER 2008 ISSUE". Cambridge Forecast Group Blog. 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  22. ^ "What has happened to Trump's 'America first' policy?". The Spectator. 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  23. ^ "'This Week' Transcript: Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  24. ^ "CNN.com - Transcripts". transcripts.cnn.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  25. ^ Eddie Scarry (2016-04-20), Mary Kissel, Mika Brzezinski fight over Trump, retrieved 2019-04-28
  26. ^ Institute of Public Affairs (2017-08-09), Mary Kissel on The Bolt Report, retrieved 2019-04-28
  27. ^ "Decoding Trump with Mary Kissel". ABC Radio. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  28. ^ Pascarella, Matthew (2017-08-03). "(AUDIO) WSJ's Mary Kissel on Mueller Grand Jury: #RussianProbe Looking Like A "Fishing Expedition"". FOX News Radio. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  29. ^ "Mary Kissel on Donald Trump". Radio National. 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  30. ^ "kudlow 2-24-18 Mary Kissel & Liz Peek: What's Trump gonna do about guns? School guards (ex cops)? Age limit?". Audioboom. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  31. ^ "Delegates". Asia Society | Women Leaders of New Asia. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  32. ^ "Council on Foreign Relations". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  33. ^ "Lincoln Fellowship Alumni". www.claremont.org. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  34. ^ "William and Barbara Edwards Media Fellows - 2012" (PDF).
  35. ^ "William and Barbara Edwards Media Fellowships - 2016" (PDF).
  36. ^ "Northwood Announces 2024 Class of Distinguished Women Award Recipients - Northwood University". 6 September 2024.
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