Derek Groom

Derek Groom is the Initiatives and External Relations Coordinator at the Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia (WCEE). In this role, he manages WCEE's outreach efforts, administers several key programs, and develops the center's communications strategy. He previously served as Academic Program Specialist for U-M's Center for Emerging Democracies (2018-2023). Before coming to U-M, Derek worked in Washington, DC at the American Councils for International Education, administering the Overseas Flagship Programs and Flagship Language Initiatives in Eurasia and Africa. In 2013, Derek completed the Russian Overseas Flagship Program in St. Petersburg, Russia as a Boren Scholar. He is also an alum of the Russian Domestic Flagship Program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he received a B.A. in Russian Language and Literature.