Jessica D. Blankshain, Ph.D.
Associate Professor National Security Affairs
Biography
Dr. Jessica Blankshain joined the National Security Affairs department in 2014 with a doctorate in political economy & government. She teaches the Leadership Concepts and Policy Analysis sub-courses, as well as electives on Central Challenges of American National Security and Civil-Military Relations. Dr. Blankshain is a former graduate fellow with the Rumsfeld Foundation and a former research fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Her research interests include civil-military relations, bureaucratic politics, and organizational economics. She also worked for two years as an associate consultant in the Chicago office of the Boston Consulting Group.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Civil-Military Relations
- Economics
- Foreign Policy
- Leadership
- National Security
- Policy
Education
Ph.D., Harvard University, Political Economy & Government
A.M., Harvard University, Political Economy & Government
B.S.E., Princeton University, Operations Research & Financial Engineering
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