24th Annual Print Edition Launch

Michael Vermeer

Fall 2023 Author

RAND Coorporation

Michael Vermeer is a technologist with experience in science and technology policy research in homeland security, criminal justice, the intelligence community, and the armed forces. He specializes in assessing opportunities and security risks associated with emerging technologies. He is an expert on the cybersecurity risks created by quantum computing and the challenges with broad adoption of post-quantum cryptography. He was on the advisory board for the National Cyber Moonshot workshop on a Trusted Ecosystem, and he co-leads the Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative, a research partnership identifying technology and policy needs across the criminal justice system.

Mark Giordano

Professor and Vice Dean for Undergraduate Affairs

Georgetown Walsh School of Foreign Service

Mark is a Professor of Geography and Vice Dean for Undergraduate Affairs at the Walsh School of Foreign Service. His research focuses on the international political dimensions of water, agriculture and the environment. He also serves as the Academic Advisor for the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs.

Steven Feldstein

Fall 2023 Author

Steven Feldstein is a senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is the author of The Rise of Digital Repression: How Technology is Reshaping Power, Politics, and Resistance (Oxford, 2021). From 2014 to 2017, he served as U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.