Rebecca Patterson

Rebecca D. Patterson is Director of the Center for Security Studies and the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University and Professor of the Practice of International Affairs in the Walsh School of Foreign Service. She previously held policy roles at the U.S. Department of State and worked with the World Bank and NATO. Her research and teaching focus on strategic competition, peace operations, irregular warfare, and national security policy. She holds a PhD from The George Washington University and is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.