Kevin Maloney is the director of communications at Carnegie Council. In this role, he is responsible for the planning and execution of the Council’s community engagement, content development, and public programming strategies across key issue areas, including peace and security, emerging technology, and applied ethics. He is also the host of the Values & Interests podcast, which examines ethical tensions and tradeoffs at the heart of decision-making in geopolitics, tech, and business.
Prior to Carnegie Council, Maloney spent a decade working at communications consultancies where he advised clients in the public policy, professional services, and nonprofit spaces. He received a BA in political science from Fordham University and an MA with distinction in global security from King's College London, where his dissertation assessed the use of moral language and values-based narratives in U.S. foreign policy. He also serves as an international advisory board member for the HumAIne Foundation.
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Featured Work
JUN 17, 2025 • Podcast
Empowerment, Ownership, & Agency: Building an Inclusive AI Future, with Jimena Viveros
Lawyer and AI expert Jimena Viveros explores why bridging the digital divide between the Global South and North is both a moral and economic imperative.
MAY 20, 2025 • Podcast
Character not Compliance, with Edward Brooks
Oxford's Dr. Edward Brooks joins "Values & Interests" to discuss how embracing ethics can unlock better thinking, relationships, and outcomes in our personal and professional lives.
APR 29, 2025 • Podcast
Interrogating Our “Norms” with Professor Tanisha Fazal
University of Minnesota's Professor Tanisha Fazal joins the "Values & Interests" podcast to discuss shifting geopolitical norms in a moment of global transition.
APR 8, 2025 • Podcast
Doubling Down on Values in a Moment of Crisis, with Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Hertling discusses lessons in leadership, embracing your professional ethos, and the importance of staying true to your values in times of crisis.
MAR 18, 2025 • Podcast
Small States, Mutual Respect, and the Future of the International System, with Ambassador Ali Naseer Mohamed
Ambassador Ali Naseer Mohamed, permanent representative of the Maldives to the UN, discusses the vital role of small states at this critical global moment.
FEB 26, 2025 • Podcast
A World without USAID? with Andrew Natsios
Andrew Natsios, former USAID administrator, discusses humanitarianism as a moral principle and the potential geopolitical consequences of the shuttering of the aid organization.
FEB 20, 2025 • Podcast
Morality and Power from the Individual to the Institution, with Joel Rosenthal
For the inaugural episode of "Values & Interests" Joel Rosenthal unpacks the complex and challenging relationship between morality and power in our personal lives and geopolitics.
FEB 7, 2025 • Podcast
Values & Interests: Trailer to the Series
This new podcast series takes a deep dive into the ethical tensions and tradeoffs at the heart of decision-making in today’s interconnected world.
JAN 29, 2025 • Video
Unlocking Cooperation: Open Societies
How can democratic states enhance multilateral cooperation to more proactively counter authoritarian efforts to erode freedom?
NOV 30, 2022 • Article
Record Numbers Join Global Ethics Day 2022
In the face of extraordinary challenges such as accelerating climate change, rising nationalism, and war in Europe, organizations and individuals across 67 countries chose to take ...