danilo petranovich - Director
Dr. Petranovich is the Director of the Abigail Adams Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Previously, Dr. Petranovich taught political science at Duke University and Yale University.
His scholarly expertise is in nineteenth century European and American political thought, but his intellectual interests and loves are far more extensive. Dr. Petranovich received his B.A. in Social Studies from Harvard in 2000 and Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University in 2007. He lives with his wife Cristiana and son Gabriel not too far from the Institute.
MATHIEU RONAYNE - Director of Operations
Mathieu Ronayne serves AAI through management of the daily operations of the institute and its programs, including finances, bookkeeping, compliance, and program logistics. He received his B.A. in philosophy and political science from Boston College in 2022.
MAURA CAHILL - Director of Communications & Marketing
Maura Cahill serves as the Director of Communications & Marketing at AAI. With a background in marketing and publishing, she handles the design and dissemination of all digital and print materials for AAI. She is also integrally involved in programming and all community-facing aspects of the Institute. Maura received her B.A. from Dartmouth College in 2020 with a major in English and a minor in Government.