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Susan Martin

Professor Emerita of International Migration, Georgetown University

Susan Martin is Donald G. Herzberg Professor Emerita of International Migration in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown UniversityShe is the founder and first director of Georgetown’s Institute for the Study of International Migration. From 2013-2020 she chaired the Working Group on Migration and Environment Change at the World Bank. Prior to joining Georgetown’s faculty, Dr. Martin was the Executive Director of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform, which was mandated by statute to advise the President and Congress on U.S. immigration and refugee policy. Dr. Martin has authored or edited more than a dozen books and numerous articles and book chapters.  She currently serves on the boards of Rutgers University and the Center for Migration Studies.