Earlier, he worked for three years at the Stimson Center, Washington D.C., where he focused on South Asia and North East Asia and was also the liaison between visiting fellows and CBM experts in the U.S. Departments of Defense and State. Dr. Rudolph speaks Hindi, Mandarin, and French.

Dr. Matthew Rudolph teaches and studies in the areas of Political Economy and Political Military issues with a comparative focus on China and India; including connections with South Asia, Greater China and US policy in Asia. His research approach blends international and domestic factors, emphasizing political institutions and political elites. He has worked on security politics and arms control in Asia; the international political economy of finance and development; and U.S., Indian, and Chinese foreign policy. He is Director for Global Engagement at Ubuntu at Work, an NGO focusing on women’s livelihood issues in low-income environments including. Ph.D. in Political Science, Cornell University. He has taught at Princeton University, the Naval Postgraduate School, Georgetown and SF State.