Thane Gustafson


Thane Gustafson is a professor of political science at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., United States. He specializes in comparative politics and the political history of Russia and the former USSR.

Life

Gustafson holds degrees in both political science and chemistry from the University of Illinois, and a doctorate from Harvard University. He is a former professor at Harvard, and a former analyst for RAND Corporation. He is Senior Director of Russian and Caspian Energy for IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates.
Gustafson is the author of Capitalism Russian Style, ', coauthor of Russia 2010 and What It Means for the World, and '.Served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Côte d'Ivoire From 1966 to 1968 with his wife Ruth Gustafson.

Works