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Paul Coyer

Investor

Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

About

Paul Coyer is President of The Coyer Group, which provides strategic counsel on geopolitical and political risk to defense technology, critical minerals, and government affairs clients. He holds a PhD in Sino-American Relations and Diplomatic History from the London School of Economics and serves as Research Professor at The Institute of World Politics in Washington and Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors. His background includes prior faculty positions at the French military academy Saint-Cyr and Rennes School of Business, U.S. Senate Committee staff experience, and published work in Forbes, The National Interest, Oxford University Press, and other outlets.

Experience

  1. IronGate Capital AdvisorsVenture Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. The Coyer Group, LLCPresidentcurrent2025 — present
  3. Instituto Milton FriedmanBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentRome, Italy
  4. Italia AtlanticaNon-Resident Senior Fellowcurrent2019 — presentGreater Rome Metropolitan Area
  5. The Institute of World PoliticsResearch Professorcurrent2015 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  6. Providence: A Journal of Christianity and American Foreign PolicyContributing Editorcurrent2015 — presentWashington, D.C.
  7. Rennes School of BusinessAdjunct Professor2021 — 2022Rennes, Brittany, France
  8. l’Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-CyrProfesseur Associé / Associate Professor2016 — 2019Coëtquidan, Brittany, France
  9. ForbesContributor - Foreign Policy2014 — 2018
  10. George Washington UniversityVisiting Scholar2007 — 2013Elliott School of International Affairs
  11. University of FlorenceVisiting Lecturer2011 — 2012Florence, Italy
  12. Deutsche BankSpring Associate2006
  13. Research-Works (financial and macro-economic research related to China)Research Associate2004Shanghai, China
  14. LSE EnterpriseConsultant2003 — 2004London, United Kingdom
  15. Yale UniversityGrad Student1998 — 2001
  16. U.S. Senate Republican Policy CommitteeStaff Member1996 — 1998

Education

  1. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)MA, History of International Relations of East Asia
  2. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)PhD, Sino-American Relations and Diplomatic History
  3. Yale UniversityMaster's Degree, Ethics

Skills & more

Foreign Policy31International Security13Politics27Policy Analysis17Political Science18International Relations28Qualitative Research10Public Policy20Diplomacy10Foreign Affairs7International Development10Human Rights8
+7 moreAmerican PoliticsInternational EconomicsIntercultural CommunicationPolicyResearchWritingPublic Speaking

Languages Chinese · English · Spanish

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