Contributing opinion writer for The New York Times writing on women’s rights in conflict zones, author of The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness, ASU Future of War Fellow at New America 2018-2019
Trauma journalist from the Philippines covering disaster, conflict, and human rights, staff reporter for Rappler, author of Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country, named one of the 10 Best Books of 2023 by The New York Times, 2020 ASU Future Security Fellow at New America.
Former Deputy General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, Professor and Faculty Director, Tech, Law, Security Program at American University Washington College of Law, 2021 ASU Future Security Fellow at New America.
Journalist working in Yemen, winner of the 2016 Orwell Prize, 2014 Martha Gellhorn Prize and 2018 George Polk Award, ASU Future of War Fellow at New America 2018-2019
Professor and former Associate Dean at Georgetown Law, former Counselor to Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, former Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State, Founding Future of War Senior Fellow 2014-2017
Award-winning filmmaker who directed The Final Year, an insiders’ account of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy team, Legion of Brothers, Sergio (Sundance award-winner), numerous films for PBS/Frontline, including Ghosts of Rwanda, 2018 ASU Future of War Fellow at New America.
Investigative journalist for The Intercept, executive director, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, author of The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism, 2020 ASU Future Security Fellow at New America.
Patti Cadby Birch Assistant Professor of Journalism, Columbia University Director, Carnegie Fellow, winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting, 2017 ASU Future of War Fellow at New America.
Professor of Practice, Fellow at New America Future Security, former President, Joint Special Operations University, combat veteran and expert on comparative strategy.
Professor of Practice, Chief Information Security Officer, Verra Mobility, focuses on cyber security, capability enhancement, risk management, and strategy.