Michael Svetlik has worked in international development for 15 years and currently serves as Vice President of Programs, responsible for IFES’ technical assistance and democracy promotion programs. His areas of expertise include political change, institutional development, election system design, civic awareness and activism, and project management, evaluation and design. Svetlik previously served as Senior Director of Programs and Regional Director for Europe & Asia at IFES. He directed overseas IFES projects in both Georgia and Azerbaijan from 1998-2000.

In 1998, Svetlik was awarded a U.S. Department of State Professional Development Fellowship to conduct research in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development. Svetlik was also a Senior Lecturer at the National School of Public Administration in Warsaw (1994-1995) and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Poland from 1992-1994. He holds a master’s degree in international relations from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in English and Italian from the University of Texas-Austin.

• Spring Cleaning: Kyrgyzstan’s Latest Political Transition – Prospects, Permutations and Policy Priorities
• Tuesday, May 18, 2010
• President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Discusses Democracy in Liberia
• Wednesday, May 26, 2010
• IFES Participates in Middle East Advocacy Summit
• Tuesday, January 26, 2010
• A Study of Political Party Assistance in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
• June 2007
• Reflections on the 20 Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall
• December 3, 2009
• IFES, Mexican Tribunal Pledge Cooperation
• March 21, 2008
• IFES Hosts Spanish Delegation
• January 31, 2008
• Indonesian Lawmakers Visit IFES
• June 12, 2007