David Leblang is the Ambassador Henry J. Taylor and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Endowed Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia as well as a professor of public policy at the University's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy. He is also the Randolph P. Compton Professor of Public Affairs at the Miller Center of Public Affairs and currently serves as interim associate dean for Undergraduate Experience and Strategic Initiatives in the College of Arts and Sciences. A student of international political economy, Leblang has published broadly on topics including political development, global financial markets, international economic crises, and global migration. His most recent book, The Ties that Bind: The Political Economy of Global Immigration (with Benjamin Helms), was published in 2023 by Cambridge University Press.