Amy Zegart
Amy Zegart (born 1967) is an American academic. She serves as the co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University; a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution; and professor of political economy (by courtesy) at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Secretary of Defense Ash Carter receives a Stanford sweater from Dr. Amy Zegart at the Drell Lecture at Stanford University on April 23, 2015. | |
Born | 1967 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Harvard University Stanford University |
Occupation | University professor |
Early life
Zegart was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1967. She received an A.B. in East Asian Studies magna cum laude from Harvard University. She then earned a Ph.D in Political Science at Stanford University, where she studied under Condoleezza Rice.[1] While in graduate school, she spent time on President Bill Clinton's National Security Council staff.[1]
Career
Shortly after graduating from Harvard, Zegart moved to Hong Kong, where she continued studying East Asia for a year on a Fulbright Scholarship. Following this, she began work as an associate with McKinsey & Company, where she advised Fortune 100 companies on strategy and organizational effectiveness.[1] Zegart then attended graduate school. After completing her Ph.D., she served as professor of public policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs and as a fellow at the Burkle Center for International Relations.[1] In 2011, Zegart moved to Stanford University.
Zegart is a leading national expert on the United States Intelligence Community and national security policy. She has written three books on the topic: Flawed By Design, which chronicled the evolution of the relationship between the United States Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Council; Spying Blind, which examined U.S. intelligence agencies in the period preceding the September 11 attacks in 2001; and Eyes on Spies, which examined the weaknesses of U.S. intelligence oversight.
She currently resides in Palo Alto, California, and is married to a retired screenwriter.[2]
Publications
- Flawed by Design: The Evolution of the CIA, JCS, and NSC, Stanford University Press, 1999. ISBN 9780804735049
- Spying Blind: The CIA, the FBI, and the Origins of 9/11, Princeton University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780691120218
- Eyes on Spies: Congress and the United States Intelligence Community, Hoover Institution Press, 2011. ISBN 9780817912840
- Rice, Condoleezza; Zegart, Amy (2018). Political Risk: How Businesses and Organizations Can Anticipate Global Insecurity. New York City: Twelve. ISBN 9781455542352. OCLC 1019846069.
References
- Amy Zegart, UCLA School of Public Affairs Archived March 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Amy Zegart (January 30, 2013). "Not Just Another Movie: Zero Dark Thirty lies. End of story". Foreign Policy.
External links
- Amy Zegart Biography. The New York Times. Accessed June 2012.
- Interview: Professor Amy Zegart, "Flawed by Design", discusses the future of the CIA – NPR Weekend Edition