Ms. Victoria Zyp

Deputy Director, International Student Management Office

Victoria is the Deputy Director of the International Student Management Office at the National Defense University. Before coming to NDU, where she started as the Field Studies Program Manager, Victoria managed political party assistance programs in Algeria for the National Democratic Institute. She has also consulted on capacity-building initiatives for political parties and civil society organizations in Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Domestically, Victoria spent over a decade working in organizing, management, and training roles for political campaigns and advocacy organizations, as well as on government relations projects for Airbnb. She holds a BA in Economics and Policy Studies from Rice University and MA in Arab Studies from Georgetown University, where she was awarded the National Security Education Program Boren Fellowship and Critical Language Scholarship. She has studied in Germany, France, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, and Turkey. She joined NDU in June 2019.