Loren Griffith, Director
The Director of International Strategy is Mr Loren Griffith. Loren provides overall direction for the team and input on key priorities across the International Strategy remit. He acts as the team lead on links with China, India and the Middle East, an on international undergraduate and postgraduate recruitment strategy and teaching & support for international students.
Loren joined Oxford in 2010, and took up the post of Director in February 2012. Prior to joining Oxford, Loren was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company for seven years. As a member of the London, Boston, Delhi, New York, and Los Angeles offices, he served clients in health care, including health systems and pharmaceutical companies, and in secondary and higher education. He also worked for President Barack Obama's transition team in 2008-9 and for the California State Senate. Loren holds a law degree (J.D.) with distinction from Stanford University, a Master's in Public Affairs (MPA) from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School, and a BA in Ethics, Politics & Economics, magna cum laude, from Yale University.
Nina Tomlin, Senior Strategy Officer
Mrs Nina Tomlin joined the office in September 2011. Her areas of responsibility within the team include the regions of Africa, Europe and Latin America, the thematic areas of international staff recruitment and international experiences for students, as well as communications strategy.
Prior to joining Oxford, Nina was Deputy Director of the Ditchley
Foundation, which promotes international understanding through the
convening of high-level roundtable conferences on issues of
international public policy, for over four years. She has also worked in the office of Amnesty International's Secretary General, the UK Home Office and the Electoral Commission, and for the Chairman of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. Nina holds a degree in Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge (Trinity Hall) and a Masters in International Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
Ed Nash, Strategy Officer
Ed Nash joined the International Strategy team in January 2013. Ed's areas of responsibility are East and Southeast Asia (excluding China), North America and Oceania. He also leads on international strategy relating to international students teaching and support, for research collaborations and funding, and on Oxford's membership of the League of European Research Universities.
Ed has a background in journalism in the UK and China, and has more recently worked for the University of Edinburgh and UCL, aiding international communications. He holds an MA from the University of St Andrews and an MSc in Comparative Public Policy from the University of Edinburgh.
Katherine Benson, Research Officer
The International Strategy team’s researcher, Dr Katherine Benson, joined the team in September 2012. Katherine leads on research and analysis of international issues in higher education and education policy, and also provides research and briefings for visits of international delegations to Oxford.
Before coming to Oxford, Katherine worked for the Elders Foundation, an independent group of global leaders who work together to mediate and resolve conflicts around the world. She previously taught at the University of Reading, and has worked as a researcher and analyst for NGOs in the Middle East and within University College London. Katherine studied history at the Universities of East Anglia, York and Paris-Diderot, and completed her PhD in diplomatic history at the University of Reading.
Sue Forman, Acting Office Manager and PA to the Director
Sue joined the International Strategy Office in September 2013 on a temporary basis, acting as Office Manager and PA to the Director, Loren Griffith. Sue is responsible for the day-to-day running of the International Strategy Office and managing the Director’s business. Sue also assists with the organization of delegations, events and overseas visits. Sue has previously held several roles at Oxford, including within the Department of Pharmacology as PA to Baroness Susan Greenfield, at Rhodes House as PA to the Warden, and more recently as PA to the Associate Director at the Development Office.
