D. Wes Rist

D. Wes Rist (LinkedIn) is an atrocity prevention professional with nearly 20 years of experience in international human rights law, transitional justice, and international criminal justice. He is currently the Deputy Executive Director of the Genocide Prevention Program and a Ph.D. student in atrocity prevention at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University. He previously served as Atrocity Prevention Policy Advisor in the Bureau of Conflict & Stabilization Operations at the U.S. Department of State and as the Deputy Executive Director at the American Society of International Law. He has advised civil society organizations, governments, and international organizations around the world on atrocity prevention policy and international human rights law. Wes holds a JD and an LL.M. (with distinction) in international human rights law.