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The Steering Committee is a distinguished group of leaders who provide strategic direction to HSPI.  The bipartisan group includes leaders who are, or have served as, Secretary of Homeland Security; Attorney General; Secretary of the Army; National Security and Homeland Security Advisors to the President; Directors of the CIA, FBI, and FEMA; Inspectors General of the Departments of State and Homeland Security; Ambassadors; military flag officers; Governors; Members of Congress; CEOs; university officials and faculty; and leaders of state, local, and nongovernmental organizations.

 

February 2010 Press Release Announcing New Members (pdf)

HSPI Steering Committee List (pdf)


The Hon. David Abshire
President and CEO, The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress; Former Special Counselor to the President and Former Ambassador to NATO

The Hon. Charles Allen
Former Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security; Former Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Collection, Central Intelligence Agency

The Hon. Richard Allen
Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs

Mr. Hal Bruno
Former Political Director, ABC News

Dr. Colleen Conway-Welch
Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

The Hon. Henry Crumpton
Former Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of State

Mr. Robert Davi
Actor and Spokesperson for i-SAFE America

The Hon. Clark Kent Ervin
Director, Homeland Security Program, The Aspen Institute; Former Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security and Department of State

Mr. Martin Faga
Former President and CEO, The MITRE Corporation

Dr. Stephen Flynn
President, Center for National Policy

Mr. Vince Flynn
Author

Mr. Leon Fuerth
Former Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs;
Research Professor of International Affairs
Elliott School of International Affairs,
The George Washington University

Dr. Rohan Gunaratna
Head, International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research, Nanyang Technological University

Dr. Bruce Hoffman
Professor, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service

The Hon. W. Nathaniel Howell
Former Ambassador to Kuwait;
Professor of Public Affairs, University of Virginia

The Hon. Cathy Lanier
Chief, Metropolitan Police Department

The Hon. John Marsh, Jr.
Former Secretary of the Army and Former Member of Congress

Mr. R. Alan McCurry
Former Chief Operating Officer, The American Red Cross

The Hon. Edwin Meese, III
Former Attorney General

Gen. Edward "Shy" Meyer (USA-Ret)
Former Chief of Staff of the Army

Mr. Thomas Parker
Policy Director, Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Human Rights, Amnesty International USA

The Hon. R. David Paulison
Former Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency

The Hon. Thomas Ridge
Former Secretary of Homeland Security and Former Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The Hon. Charles Robb
Former Governor and Former Senator of the Commonwealth of Virginia

Lt. Gen. Edward Rowny (USA-Ret)
Former Ambassador, Chief Strategic Negotiator to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

The Hon. William Sessions
Former Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Mr. Michael Steinhardt
Founder, Steinhardt Partners

The Hon. Richard Swett
Former Member of Congress and Ambassador to Denmark

The Hon. Adam Thiel
Chief, City of Alexandria (Virginia) Fire Department

Dr. Lydia Thomas
Former President and CEO, Noblis

The Hon. Frances Fragos Townsend
Former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism

The Hon. James Turner
Former Member of Congress

Mr. George Vradenburg
Chairman, Vradenburg Foundation

The Hon. Kenneth Wainstein
Former Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism

The Hon. William Webster
Former Director of Central Intelligence and Former Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Dr. John F. Williams
Provost and Vice President for Health Affairs, The George Washington University

The Hon. James Lee Witt
Former Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency