Seth Gannon graduated from Wake Forest University with work in English and economics. He came to CSIS in September 2009 as a William J. Taylor Jr. intern and works with the Global Health Policy Center. Seth has led debate and argument clinics at high schools and colleges around the country and has participated in public and radio debates on various policy issues. He and his partner won the 2008 National Debate Tournament, finished second at the 2009 National Debate Tournament, and were voted the sixth best college debate team of the decade 2000-2009.