Mansour Almarzoqi is an assistant professor of political science and the director of the Center for Strategic Studies at the Prince Saud Al Faisal Institute for Diplomatic Studies at the Saudi Foreign Ministry. Previously, Almarzoqi was the vice president for research and strategic studies and director of the Think Tanks Department at the Saudi Center for International Strategic Partnerships in Riyadh. He was also a teaching assistant at King Saud University. Almarzoqi received his PhD from Sciences Po Lyon, his MA from Sciences Po, and his BA in political science from Oregon State University.