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Preston Keat (born September 22, 1966) is an American political scientist specializing on global political risk. He is a director of research and member of the management committee of Eurasia Group, the global political risk consultancy. He also is the head of the Europe & Eurasia practice group, focusing on emerging markets in Europe and the EU, with specific coverage of Poland and Hungary. He played a key role in developing the Global Political Risk Index (GPRI) methodology, and continues to participate in projects with Eurasia Group’s comparative analytics practice. He holds a PhD in political science from UCLA, a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, and a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary.

Preston’s professional experience has included work on economic and political transition at the German Marshall Fund of the US, and research and consulting on a number of sectors ranging from finance to heavy industry. He has also established and trained local teams to monitor and analyze social and political developments is a range of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Eastern Europe. He spent several years living and working in Europe, most recently as a Fulbright scholar in Poland. Preston currently teaches courses in political risk assessment and management as a visiting professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. His most recent book is The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing (co-written with Ian Bremmer), published in March 2009.