Eliot Pence
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Africa Program
Expertise: Africa, Cybersecurity and Technology, International Development, Private Sector Development, Sub-Saharan Africa, Technology and Innovation, U.S. Development Policy
Associated Programs: Africa Program
Eliot Pence leads international expansion at Anduril Industries, an artificial intelligence and robotics startup. Prior to joining Anduril, Eliot founded and led McLarty Associates’ Africa practice from 2013-2018, where he remains a senior advisor, and co-founded Insider, Union House, and Tofino Capital. Eliot is a mentor at the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale University, a member of the U.S. Trade Representative's Trade Advisory Committee on Africa, and a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He received his M.A. from Yale University and B.A. from the University of Victoria.
