Tanner Greer

Tanner Greer is the deputy director of the Open Source Observatory, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations that investigates Chinese politics by identifying, translating and annotating Chinese documents and policy debates of strategic importance. Prior to directing the observatory, Greer worked as a journalist and essayist. His columns on Chinese affairs, international relations and world history have been published in outlets such as The New York Times, Foreign Affairs and Foreign Policy, as well as on his personal blog, The Scholar’s Stage. He earned a B.A. in history and politics from Brigham Young University-Hawaii in 2015.