Josh Burek Named Director of Communications and Outreach for Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center

Josh Burek, Executive Director for Marketing and Communications at the American Enterprise Institute, and formerly Opinion Editor at The Christian Science Monitor, has been appointed Director of Communications and Outreach for Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.

“Josh Burek is a gifted communications professional,” said Center Director Graham Allison. “His background as an award-winning editor, strong policy experience in Washington, and proven record of innovation is exactly what the Belfer Center needs to raise our communications to the next level.”

At AEI, Josh supported the work of over 60 scholars while leading the organization’s editorial, marketing, design, digital, social, video, and outreach efforts. He reset AEI’s digital strategy, launched several new products, and drove substantial gains in key performance indicators.

“The Belfer Center occupies a special place in the world of ideas and leadership development,” said Burek. “It’s an honor to join this esteemed community, and I look forward to working with Belfer’s experts to amplify their impact.”

Before working for AEI, Burek spent over a decade at The Christian Science Monitor, editing in the paper’s foreign and domestic desks before running the commentary section, where he published the work of several Belfer experts.

Burek’s appointment at Harvard represents a homecoming. He graduated from Harvard Divinity School with a Masters in Theological Studies in 2004, and subsequently gave several guest lectures in policy communications at Harvard Kennedy School.