Eric Palomaa

Director, Hess Center for New Frontiers
Eric Palomaa

Eric Palomaa is director of the Hess Center for New Frontiers at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he connects senior leaders in government, civil society, and business with innovative CSIS research on the macrotrends and drivers shaping the future global operating environment. Eric is a sought-after speaker and lecturer on global trends, scenario planning, and strategic foresight and leads the center’s suite of executive education programs and workshops. He previously served as director of partnerships and deputy director of CSIS's Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy. Prior to CSIS, he served as director of development for the Brookings Institution and as an analyst at Argonne National Laboratory’s Computation Institute, where his research focused on geopolitics and agent-based modeling. He received his MA from the University of Chicago and holds a certificate in scenario planning from the Oxford Scenarios Programme at Saïd Business School. He received his BA in history and international affairs from Trinity University.

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Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends

Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends is Washington’s premier executive course for mid-to senior-level professionals responsible for helping their organizations identify and prepare for the global macrotrends that will drive change for the next 30 years.

Course Date: April 27, 2026
Registration Closes: April 13, 2026

Book Launch: Critical Minerals and the Future of the U.S. Economy

Join the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program for the launch of a new policy book, Critical Minerals and the Future of the of the U.S. Economy. This event feature a discussion around policy recommendations for the most pressing challenges facing minerals security.

Event — February 27, 2025

Audio Briefs

Older and Wiser: Defining NATO’s Strategy for Global Aging

An audio version of “Older and Wiser: Defining NATO’s Strategy for Global Aging,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Eric Palomaa. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Eric Palomaa — July 17, 2024

Audio Briefs

Older and Wiser: Defining NATO’s Strategy for Global Aging

In the future, global aging will require NATO to reassess operational readiness, recruitment, and resilience through the deployment of innovative policies that account for shrinking workforces and aging populations at home and new population centers abroad.

Commentary by Eric Palomaa — July 12, 2024