Andrew Wachtel
About
Andrew Wachtel is an American scholar, translator and educator. He is Director of Compass College in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. He was Rector (President) of Narxoz University in Almaty, Kazakhstan between 2018 and 2020. Previously, he served as president of the American University of Central Asia (2010-2018) and as the Dean of The Graduate School, Northwestern University (2003-2010). Wachtel was elected to the Council on Foreign Relations 2001 and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.