Adrien Tardy

Adrien Tardy (he/him/his)
Program: MIA
Concentration: International Security Policy
Specialization: Technology, Media, and Communications
Hometown: Geneva, Switzerland

Adrien Tardy ’26 is a second-year Master of International Affairs Candidate at Columbia  University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), concentrating on  International Security Policy (ISP) and specializing in Technology, Media, and  Communications (TMAC). He graduated from McGill University, where he earned his  bachelor's degree in Political Science and Communication while writing for the McGill  International Review on foreign policy, urbanism, and sociology.

Prior to his time at Columbia SIPA, he fulfilled his military service in Switzerland where he  remains an active duty officer, and volunteered with the World Central Kitchen to provide food and support for refugees at the Ukrainian border. He currently serves as an analytics intern at the Snake Island Institute, a Ukrainian think tank providing front-line insights to Western policymakers and advocating continued support for the war effort.

His interests, which began with theatre at the age of ten, have since expanded to include software development, playing the drums, and a sustained engagement with history and politics through reading.

Having been active in multiple student organizations he looks forward to discussing the full SIPA experience with you, including academics, social life, and student support resources