Bruce Pearson is Senior Program Officer at the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC), where he supports online learning, fieldwork, fellowships, writing, and publishing on the use of civil resistance by movements to secure rights, freedom, and justice. With ICNC Press, he has coordinated the publication of two dozen monographs, special reports, and resources for practitioners. He also leads writing workshops for the Activist-Author Series. Bruce also manages the online courses and supports courses by ICNC partners and fellows.
Bruce is a 2023 Professional Fellow with the National Council on US–China Relations, working with civil society organizations in Mongolia that advance rights for all. He holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from American University’s School of International Service, with an emphasis on international negotiation and conflict resolution, and studied in Jerusalem during his graduate program.