Sunil Amrith is the Vice Provost for International Affairs at Yale University, where he leads Yale's international strategy and engagement efforts. He is the Renu and Anand Dhawan Professor of History at Yale University, with a secondary appointment as Professor at the Yale School of the Environment. He also serves as the Henry R. Luce Director of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies.
Amrith's research focuses on the movements of people and the ecological processes that have connected South and Southeast Asia, and has expanded his research to encompass global environmental history. His most recent book, The Burning Earth: A History, was named a 2024 "essential read" by The New Yorker and is being translated into ten languages.