Our Team

Patricia de la Sota

Event Coordinator

Patricia de la Sota brings expertise both in the clandestine HUMINT operational tradecraft arena and the instructional design and delivery fields. Patricia served for over 30 years in the Central Intelligence Agency as a Senior Operations Officer and Trainer. Her background includes extensive experience solving intelligence collection challenges within the realms of counterterrorism, covert action, counterintelligence and both foreign and domestic liaison operations, blended with strong instruction, facilitation and briefing skills.

Our Team

Current Commissioners

Senator Joe Lieberman

Now Senior Counsel at the law firm of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, and Friedman in New York, Joseph...

Governor Tom Ridge

Tom Ridge is Chairman of Ridge Global. He provides clients with solutions to cyber security, international security...

Dr. Donna Shalala

Donna E. Shalala is Trustee Professor of Political Science and Health Policy at the University of Miami....

Senator Tom Daschle

Senator Daschle is the Founder and CEO of The Daschle Group, A Public Policy Advisory of Baker...

Representative Fred Upton

Serving in Congress for 36 years from 1987-2023, Representative Fred Upton is proud to have represented the...

Representative Susan Brooks

Susan W. Brooks is an accomplished former Congresswoman and former U.S. Attorney who has driven key legislation...

Representative Jim Greenwood

James C. Greenwood is a Senior Policy Advisor at the DLA Piper law firm, chairing its Life...

Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg

Margaret (Peggy) Hamburg recently retired as foreign secretary for the National Academy of Medicine and completed her...

Asha M. George, DrPH

Executive Director

Dr. Asha M. George is a public health security professional whose research and programmatic emphasis has been...

Former Commissioner

Honorable Kenneth L. Wainstein

Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis

Kenneth L. Wainstein took office as Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis on June...

Honorable Lisa Monaco

Deputy Attorney General

Lisa O. Monaco took office as the Deputy Attorney General of the United States on April 22,...

Ex Officios

Yonah Alexander, PhD

Director, Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies

Professor Yonah Alexander is the Director of the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies and Senior Fellow at...

William B. Karesh, DVM

Executive Vice President for Health and Policy, EcoHealth Alliance

Dr. William Karesh is the Executive Vice President for Health and Policy of EcoHealth Alliance, President of...

Rachel Levinson, MA

Director, National Research Initiatives, Arizona State University

A twenty five-year veteran of science policy at the national level, Rachel Levinson is the Executive Director...

Lewis “Scooter” Libby, JD

Senior Vice President, Hudson Institute

Lewis Libby is Senior Vice President of Hudson Institute and guides the Institute’s program on national security...

Gerald W. Parker, Jr., DVM, PhD

Associate Dean, Global One Health

Dr. Parker is the Associate Dean for Global One Health at the College of Veterinary Medicine &...

George Poste, DVM, PhD, DSC

Chief Scientist, Complex Adaptive Systems, Regents’ Professor and Del E. Webb Chair in Health Innovation, Arizona State University

Dr. George Poste is the Director of the Complex Adaptive Systems Institute (CASI) and Del E. Webb...

Tevi Troy is a best-selling presidential historian and former senior government official.

Staff

Ambika Bumb, PhD

Deputy Executive Director

An entrepreneur with background in nanomedicine, Dr. Ambika Bumb’s professional path has bridged academia, industry, and government.

Policy Principal

Rob is an experienced homeland security professional with a comprehensive background in issues and oversight related to...

John T. O’Brien, MS

Research Associate

John is a health security professional with previous experience in bioengineering and infectious diseases. Prior to joining...

Anthony T. Oliver is an educator with a background in Facilities Management and Commercial construction.

Patricia de la Sota

Event Coordinator

Patricia de la Sota brings expertise both in the clandestine HUMINT operational tradecraft arena and the instructional...