Dmitriy Yakubov is a second-year MPP student at the Jackson School, focusing on international security and American foreign policy in Eastern Europe.
Dmitriy immigrated to the United States from Russia. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a BArch and a BS in international relations and politics. He is a U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps officer and completed tours in Seabee battalions and SEAL teams, as well as at shore installations in the U.S. and Europe.
He rowed for the CMU Tartans and is currently a volunteer assistant coach for the Yale Men’s Lightweight Crew.