Derek Groom

Derek Groom is an Academic Program Specialist with the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.  In this role, he manages the programming, administration, and research/outreach activities of WCED. Before coming to U-M, Derek worked in Washington, DC at American Councils for International Education, administering the Overseas Flagship Programs and Flagship Language Initiatives in Eurasia and Africa. In 2013, Derek completed the Russian Overseas Flagship Program in St. Petersburg, Russia as a Boren Scholar. He is also an alum of the Russian Domestic Flagship Program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he received a B.A. in Russian Language and Literature.