Johan Wahlsten is a 2024–2025 GPEP Affiliate, a Fulbright Finland fellow, and a Ph.D. researcher in Political Science at the University of Helsinki. Wahlsten is interested widely in questions of political economy, with his work focusing especially on the politics of economic policy and governance. His PhD research examines the international governance of cross-border capital flow regulation after the 2007–2008 financial crisis, with a particular focus on the policies of the IMF and the OECD. Before his PhD studies, Wahlsten received a Master of Social Sciences in Global Political Economy from the University of Helsinki and an MA and a BA in Political History from the University of Turku.