April 21, 2026
Sophie Wagner
National Security Institute
Arlington, VA – The National Security Institute (NSI) at George Mason University is honored to announce new Advisory Board Members and its Spring 2026 class of Visiting Fellows.
NSI Advisory Board
The National Security Institute is honored to announce new additions to its Advisory Board. NSI’s Advisory Board supports the Institute’s educational mission and advances NSI’s goal to be a leading bipartisan voice on critical issues facing our nation.
- David Lashway – Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
- John Martinez – Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Parsons Corporation
CTC Tech Leaders and Innovators Council
NSI’s Cyber and Tech Center (CTC) also welcomed a new member to its Tech Leaders and Innovators Council. Composed of leading technology experts and innovators, the NSI CTC Tech Leaders and Innovators Council supports NSI CTC’s mission to develop concrete, actionable solutions to the critical cybersecurity and technology challenges facing our nation. The Council engages in private sessions to address key industry-wide issues and participate in off-the-record briefings with policymakers, ensuring that its insights help shape effective national security and technology strategies.
- Geoff Brown – CEO, Silobreaker
NSI & NSI CTC Visiting Fellows
NSI is proud to welcome its new class of NSI and NSI CTC Visiting Fellows, who bring expertise from government, industry, academia, and the nonprofit sector. As members of the Fellows network, they will advance NSI’s mission by contributing to national security debates, publishing scholarship and commentary, and engaging in events that connect policymakers, experts, and the public, including in key foreign policy, national security, AI, cyber, and emerging technology areas.
- Katie Biber – Chief Legal Officer, Paradigm
- Maurice Boissiere – Partner, DataTribe
- John Funge – Venture Partner, DataTribe
- Luke Hogg – Senior Fellow, Technology and Statecraft, Foundation for American Innovation
- Chris Howell – Senior Manager, National Security, AWS Public Policy
- Igor Khrestin – Senior Advisor for Global Policy, George W. Bush Institute
- Theda Khrestin – Vice President of Policy and Public Affairs, Dallas Citizens Council
- Alexander Leslie – Senior Advisor for Government Affairs, Recorded Future
- Joshua Levine – Director of Technology & Statecraft, Foundation for American Innovation
- Katrina Rosseini – Founder/Managing Director, KRR Ventures Advisory
“NSI is thrilled to welcome a new group of Fellows and Advisory Board Members to our terrific group of experts, policy leaders, and technologists working at the cutting edge of American economic and national security,” said Jamil N. Jaffer, NSI Founder and Executive Director. “This new group represents folks from the venture capital, think tank, policymaking, cybersecurity, intelligence, and national security communities and further strengthens the benefits NSI offers to our students here at GMU’s Scalia Law School as well as to policymakers in the legislative and executive branches looking for smart, actionable ideas that move our national interests forward and ensure that America can continue to lead across the globe.”
About the National Security Institute:
The National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School serves as a platform for research, teaching, scholarship, and policy development. NSI incorporates a realistic assessment of the threats facing the United States and its allies, as well as an appreciation of the legal and practical challenges facing our intelligence, law enforcement, national security, technology, innovation, and cybersecurity communities.
About the NSI Cyber & Tech Center:
The NSI Cyber and Technology Center (CTC) advances American technology leadership and engages policymakers on issues at the intersection of technology and national security. Its mission is to promote American technology leadership through expert dialogue, policymaker engagement, and cutting-edge research. NSI CTC is part of the National Security Institute (NSI), which serves as a platform for research, teaching, scholarship, and policy development.
About the Antonin Scalia Law School:
The Antonin Scalia Law School was founded in 1972 as the International School of Law in Washington, DC. In 1979 it merged with George Mason Law School and was named after the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016. The school is located in Arlington, VA, and is ranked #32 (tied) nationally by US News and #3 among all law schools in DC metro area. The school offers JD, LLM, and JM degrees and is home to five nationally acclaimed centers, including the Law & Economics Center, and is the home to additional key national security and technology organizations, including NSI, the NSI Cyber & Tech Center, and the first-in-the-nation Cyber, Intelligence, and National Security (CINS) LLM program.
About George Mason University:
George Mason University is Virginia’s largest public research university. Located near Washington, D.C., George Mason enrolls more than 40,000 students from 130 countries and all 50 states. George Mason has grown rapidly over the past half-century and is recognized for its innovation and entrepreneurship, remarkable diversity, and commitment to accessibility. In 2023, the university launched Mason Now: Power the Possible, a one-billion-dollar comprehensive campaign to support student success, research, innovation, community, and stewardship.