Maxwell Fisher

ISPS 
Undergraduate Director's Fellows

Maxwell Fisher

Title 
ISPS Director's Fellow 2025

Max is a junior in Grace Hopper College majoring in History with a concentration in International and Diplomatic History. He is particularly interested in government efficiency, focusing on how regulations and bureaucratic processes can hinder policy implementation. He also studies the political consequences of deindustrialization and the loss of faith in democratic institutions. Max has held several policy and research positions, most recently working on American foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. On campus, he is an Undergraduate Writing Partner, a Hopper College Aide, and a First-Year Outdoor Orientation Trip (FOOT) Leader. In his free time, he enjoys reading, exploring New Haven, and comedy.

Discipline 
History