Rayna Alexander studies political science (BA) and international affairs (MA)–with a regional focus on the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa–at the Pennsylvania State University.
 
Rayna has worked across the public and private sector including at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, the International Republican Institute, and the U.S. Department of State. Her passion for geopolitics and international affairs stems from her global upbringing as the dependent of a USAF Officer. Rayna is competent in reading French and is currently learning Swahili and Hebrew.