Will Kinsman serves as a Senior Associate at Blue Star Strategies, LLC, where he provides essential support to clients within the firm’s U.S. and European portfolios. Will provides policy insights to clients across multiple jurisdictions, focusing primarily on the intersection of U.S. domestic and foreign policy. His work to date has encompassed diverse sectors including mining, energy, agriculture, and banking. By actively identifying the relevant stakeholders as well as engagement, and partnership opportunities, Will ensures our clients are making informed and proactive decisions.
Prior to his current role, Will interned at the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD), where he conducted research on geopolitical issues impacting the U.S. and Turkish economies. He also interned at Civil.GE, a digital publication with a focus on civil society in the Republic of Georgia.
Originally from Buffalo, New York, Will received a B.A. in Political Science from George Washington University, following his undergraduate studies, he dedicated time to studying Georgian and basic Chechen while residing in Tbilisi, Georgia. In his spare time, Will enjoys running, reading, and exploring Washington, DC. Most recently he has taken up the Irish sport of hurling.
October 2023
Hosted in Slovakia’s Tatra mountains, the forum serves as a key convener for EU policymakers to discuss global issues facing the region and the future of the European Union and of Transatlanticism.
18/04/2024
This year, 2024, commemorates the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Bretton Woods Institutions—the IMF and the World Bank—which […]
May 2024
Earlier this month, the Biden Administration finalized its Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation rule. The new rule, released by the White […]
February 2025
Late last month, Belarus’ President Aleksander Lukashenko secured another five-year term in a landslide victory. Despite being widely labeled as […]
January 2025
Overview On December 29, 2024, Croatia held the first round of its presidential election, with incumbent president Zoran Milanović (independent) […]
December 2024
Romania Overview Following the first round of polling in Romania’s presidential elections on November 24th and ahead of the second […]
December 2024
The origins of the donkey and elephant as symbols of the Democratic and Republican political parties in the U.S. were […]
November 2024
Georgia Overview. The Republic of Georgia held parliamentary elections on October 26th. They were held in the wake of the […]
September 2024
Overview: On September 1st, Azerbaijan held parliamentary elections. The elections were originally slated to take place in November but were […]