David M. Edelstein is an American political scientist and international relations scholar. He is currently Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Georgetown University.
Edelstein holds a B.A. from Colgate University and a M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
Edelstein joined Georgetown's faculty in 2002, with dual appointments in the Walsh School of Foreign Service and College of Arts & Sciences. He was appointed vice provost for education in May 2023 and the next dean of Georgetown's College of Arts & Sciences in February 2025, succeeding Rosario Ceballo, effective July 1, 2025.