These national security practitioners and industry leaders draw on diverse experiences from the intelligence community, government, private sector, and academia. Through policy papers, panel discussions, and other scholarship, our Fellows will contribute to a crucial discussion of the legal and practical challenges facing the U.S. intelligence, defense, law enforcement, homeland security, and cybersecurity communities. These experts and scholars will support NSI’s educational mission and will help ensure that NSI leads the debate on critical issues facing our nation in the upcoming year.
Christian Beckner
Visiting Fellow
Senior Director of Retail Technology and Cybersecurity
National Retail Federation
Philip M. Bridwell
Visiting Fellow
Chief Counsel, Sales, Contracts, and Marketing
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Jason C. Chipman
Visiting Fellow
Former Senior Counsel to the Dept. Attny. General
U.S. Department of Justice
Lauren Claffey
Visiting Fellow
Fmr. Dep. Asst. Secretary, Strategic Communications
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
David B. Coher
Visiting Fellow
Former Principal, Reliability and Cybersecurity
Southern California Edison
Daniel G. Currell
Visiting Fellow
Former Deputy Under Secretary and Senior Advisor
Department of Education
Michael DiRoma
Visiting Fellow
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
Department of Treasury
Paula Doyle
Visiting Fellow
Fmr. Assoc. Deputy Director of Operations Technology
Central Intelligence Agency
Paul Drury
Visiting Fellow
Former Director for Legislative Affairs, Defense/Intelligence
National Security Council
Nicholas Dujmovic
Visiting Fellow
Visiting Assistant Professor in Intelligence Studies
Catholic University of America
Andrew Eck
Visiting Fellow
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs
Department of Treasury
Mike Flynn
Visiting Fellow
Senior Director and Counsel for Government Affairs
Information Technology Industry Council
Christopher Ford
Distinguished Fellow
Former Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation
Department of State
Lenora Peters Gant
Distinguished Fellow
Former Senior National Intelligence Officer
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Greg Garcia
Distinguished Fellow
Executive Director for Cybersecurity
Health Sector Coordinating Council
Bishop Garrison
Visiting Fellow
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense on Human Capital and DEI
U.S. Secretary of Defense
Matt Hayden
Visiting Fellow
Former Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy
Department of Homeland Security
Matthew R. A. Heiman
Senior Fellow
Chairman, Cyber & Privacy Working Group
Regulatory Transparency Project
Heather A. Hopkins
Visiting Fellow
Fmr Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense
U.S. Department of Defense
Geof Kahn
Visiting Fellow
Former Senior Advisor to the Chief Operating Officer
Central Intelligence Agency
Sam Kaplan
Visiting Fellow
Former Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience Policy
Department of Homeland Security
Noreen Kassam
Visiting Fellow
Former Special Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce
U.S. Department of Commerce
David Lasseter
Visiting Fellow
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
Department of Defense
Brian Moore
Visiting Fellow
Former National Security Council Advisor
Executive Office, US Agency for International Development
Joseph Moreno
Visiting Fellow
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer
SAP National Security Services, Inc.
John Norton Moore
Distinguished Fellow
former Walter L. Brown Professor of Law and Director
Center for National Security Law, UVA
Margaret Peterlin
Distinguished Fellows
Former Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
Yleem Poblete
Distinguished Fellow
Fmr. Asst. Sec. for Arms Control, Verif., & Cmpl.
U.S. Department of State
Hayden Stone
Visiting Fellow
Senior Director for Strategic Initiatives
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Lauren Zabierek
Visiting Fellow
Executive Director
Cyber Project at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center