Joel has been president of the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs since 1995. He is editor of the journal “Ethics & International Affairs” and author of the book Righteous Realists. Among his recent publications is “Cycles of Moral Dialogue” in Edward Lehman, ed., Autonomy and Order (2000).

Joel has directed two NEH summer faculty seminars (at the University of Virginia and Columbia University) and numerous joint programs with institutions in Asia, Europe and South America. He also serves as adjunct professor in the department of politics at New York University. Joel received his Ph.D. from Yale University and B.A. from Harvard.