Pavel Devyatkin is a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute and a senior associate and member of the Leadership Group of The Arctic Institute. He conducts research, teaches B.A. and M.A. courses on international relations and Arctic policy at the Higher School of Economics, and provides consultations to international companies, diplomats, and academic institutions on Arctic affairs.

His research on Arctic security, cooperation, and U.S.–Russia–China relations has been published by the U.S. Department of Defense, Polar Journal, Russian International Affairs Council, Responsible Statecraft, Strategic Analysis, Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia at NYU, High North News, Italian Institute for International Political Studies, Barcelona Center for International Affairs, and others.

He has presented at events organized by the Arctic Council, Oxford University, Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Ocean University of China, Fridtjof Nansen Institute, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Northern (Arctic) Federal University, George Washington University, Russian Association of Polar Explorers, and others. He frequently appears in international news media such as BBC News and Radio, Reuters, Al Jazeera, and the Washington Post.

An American of Russian ancestry, he is a graduate of the London School of Economics and University College London.