
Abigail Bellows
Guest Author
Abigail Bellows (Bluesky – LinkedIn – X) served as Director for Anti-Corruption on the National Security Council staff, and previously advised senior officials at USAID, the State Department, and DoD. Bellows has also consulted for global philanthropies, worked as a community organizer, and wrote on democracy topics for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She graduated from the University of Virginia (Phi Beta Kappa) and the Harvard Kennedy School, where she was awarded the Public Service Fellowship.
Articles by this author:

The Human Costs of Systemic Corruption
Aug. 11, 2025
Abigail Bellows