Derek S. Reveron, Ph.D.
Professor & Chair National Security Affairs
Biography
Derek S. Reveron is professor and Chair of the National Security Affairs Department and brings decades of experience in strategy development with work in dozens of countries. He served on the Rhode Island Cybersecurity Commission and has published widely on national security, defense policy, and foreign policy. He is a faculty affiliate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School where he teaches strategic problem-solving. He served 33 years in the Navy Reserves leading units in support of operations in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Latin America and was a special advisor in Afghanistan.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Cyber Warfare
- Foreign Policy
- Maritime Strategy
- National Security
- Security Cooperation
Professional Highlights
William J. Crowe, Jr. Professor of National Security, U.S. Naval War College
Chair, National Security Affairs
Board of Thinkers, Boston Global Forum
Rhode Island Cybersecurity Commission
Faculty Affiliate, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
EMC Informationist Chair, U.S. Naval War College
Graduated from Naval War College, Fleet Seminar Program
Received a Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Chicago
Visiting Assistant Professor, U.S. Naval Academy
Received a M.A. from University of Illinois at Chicago
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois, Public policy analysis
M.A., University of Illinois, Political science
Diploma, U.S. Naval War College
Research Contributions and Publications
Security in the Cyber Age: An Introduction to Policy and Technology
with John Savage
2024
Cambridge University Press
Human and National Security: Transnational Challenges
with Kathleen Mahoney-Norris
2019
Routledge
The Oxford Handbook of U.S. National Security
with Nikolas K. Gvosdev and John Cloud (eds.)
2018
Oxford Handbooks
Awards and Decorations
ABLConnect Teaching Innovator Prize
Harvard University, 2019
Petra Shattuck Excellence in Teaching Award
Harvard Extension School, 2018
External Memberships and Associations
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