Erin Delany

Erin Delany is the associate director of foundation relations with the Strategic Planning team at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Working alongside CSIS’s research teams, she advances programmatic strategy through engagement with foundation partners. Erin joined CSIS in January 2023 as a learning and development associate on the Executive Education team, where she managed a portfolio of foreign policy education programs for international leaders in government, academia, and the private sector. She brings a broad array of experience in program management, government relations, and donor stewardship to CSIS, gained in her prior roles at Chief Executives Organization and the AmeriCorps federal agency. Erin graduated with highest honors from Scripps College in Claremont, California. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.