Josh Kerbel

About Josh Kerbel

Josh Kerbel is a professor of practice at the National Intelligence University (NIU)- the U.S. Intelligence Community\'s (IC) sole accredited and federal degree-granting educational/research institution. At NIU his primary focus is anticipatory intelligence—how the IC can better anticipate the emergent dynamics spawned by an increasingly complex security environment. More specifically, he explores the disruptive innovations demanded of the IC by a security environment that is fundamentally different—complex, not complicated—from the Cold War environment that still profoundly—and problematically—shapes its legacy mindsets, processes, and habits. Prior to joining NIU, Mr. Kerbel held senior—analytically-focused—positions in the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), including the National Intelligence Council (NIC); on the Navy staff (CNO/N2); in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); and with the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI). A prolific writer and speaker on the intersections of government (especially intelligence) and complexity, he has addressed relevant audiences around the world and his unclassified writings have been published in Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, Studies in Intelligence, The National Interest, Parameters, American Diplomacy, and other outlets. Mr. Kerbel has degrees from the George Washington University (GWU) and the London School of Economics (LSE), as well as professional certifications from the Naval War College (NWC) and the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). More recently, he was a postgraduate fellow in the Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Experience

1. Professor of Practice

   National Intelligence University

   May 2017 — Present · Bethesda, MD

Education

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  Master of Arts (M.A.)

• The George Washington University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Postgraduate Fellow (Seminar XXI)

  2007 — 2008

Skills

• Government
• National Security
• Intelligence Community
• Policy Analysis
• Foreign Policy
• Military
• Counterterrorism
• Intelligence Analysis
• Counterintelligence
• International Security
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Homeland Security
• Special Operations
• Dod
• Defense
• International Relations
• Intelligence