• Program Associate, Academic & Student Programs

Shayla Gibson is a program associate for Academic & Student Programs with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in International Security at the Schar School. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in conflict analysis and resolution from GMU in 2021. She previously worked at CSIS for the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics and the Better Evidence Project under the Center for Peacemaking Practice at the Carter School.