Amy Zegart (born 1967) is an American political scientist currently serving as the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies (FSI), and professor of political science (by courtesy) at Stanford University. She is also a contributing writer to The Atlantic. From 2013 to 2018, she served as co-director of FSI's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) and founder and co-director of the Stanford Cyber Policy Program.
Amy Zegart | |
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 Secretary of Defense Ash Carter receives a Stanford sweater from Dr. Amy Zegart at the Drell Lecture at Stanford University on April 23, 2015. | |
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Stanford University (PhD) |
| Academic advisors | Condoleezza Rice |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political scientist |
| Institutions | Hoover Institution Stanford University |
Early life and education
editZegart was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1967. She received an A.B. in East Asian Studies magna cum laude from Harvard University then earned a Ph.D. in Political Science at Stanford University, where she studied under Condoleezza Rice.[1] While in graduate school, she spent time on President Bill Clinton's National Security Council staff.[1]
Career
editShortly after graduating from Harvard, Zegart moved to Hong Kong, where she continued studying East Asia for a year on a Fulbright Scholarship. Following this, she began work as an associate with McKinsey & Company, where she advised Fortune 100 companies on strategy and organizational effectiveness.[1] Zegart then attended graduate school. After completing her Ph.D., she served as a professor of public policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and a fellow at the Burkle Center for International Relations.[1] In 2011, Zegart moved to Stanford University.
Zegart is a leading expert on the United States Intelligence Community and national security policy. She has written five books[2] on the topic: Flawed By Design, which chronicled the evolution of the relationship between the United States Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Council; Spying Blind, which examined U.S. intelligence agencies in the period preceding the September 11 attacks in 2001; Eyes on Spies, which examined the weaknesses of U.S. intelligence oversight; and Spies, Lies, and Algorithms, which examined espionage in the digital age.
Zegart currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the Council on Foreign relations and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a military contractor and weapons manufacturer that received a $29m government contract in 2016 to produce directed-energy weapon systems.[3]
She currently resides in Palo Alto, California, and is married to a retired screenwriter.[4]
Publications
edit- Flawed by Design: The Evolution of the CIA, JCS, and NSC, Stanford University Press, 1999. ISBN 9780804735049
- Spying Blind: The CIA, the FBI, and the Origins of 9/11, Princeton University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780691120218
- Eyes on Spies: Congress and the United States Intelligence Community, Hoover Institution Press, 2011. ISBN 9780817912840
- Rice, Condoleezza; Zegart, Amy (2018). Political Risk: How Businesses and Organizations Can Anticipate Global Insecurity. New York City: Twelve. ISBN 9781455542352. OCLC 1019846069.
- "Spies, Lies, and Algorithms," Foreign Affairs, May/June 2019.[5]
- Lin, Herbert; Zegart, Amy (2019). Bytes, Bombs, and Spies: The Strategic Dimensions of Offensive Cyber Operations. Washington: Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 9780815735472.
- "Intelligence Isn't Just for Governments Anymore," Foreign Affairs, November 2020.[6]
- "Spies Like Us," Foreign Affairs, July/August 2021.[7]
- Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence, Princeton University Press, 2022. ISBN 9780691147130
References
edit- ^ a b c d Amy Zegart, UCLA School of Public Affairs Archived March 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Amy Zegart". cisac.fsi.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ "Kratos Defense Security Solutions Appoints Amy Zegart to Board of Directors - Kratos Defense". www.ir.kratosdefense.com.
- ^ Amy Zegart (January 30, 2013). "Not Just Another Movie: Zero Dark Thirty lies. End of story". Foreign Policy.
- ^ Amy Zegart (May–June 2019). "Spies, Lies and Algorithms". Foreign Affairs.
- ^ Amy Zegart (November 2020). "Intelligence Isn't Just for Governments Anymore". Foreign Affairs.
- ^ Amy Zegart (July–August 2021). "Spies Like Us". Foreign Affairs.
External links
edit- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Amy Zegart Biography. The New York Times. Accessed June 2012.
- Interview: Professor Amy Zegart, "Flawed by Design", discusses the future of the CIA – NPR Weekend Edition