Larry Hanauer

About Larry Hanauer

National security expert with active TS/SCI clearance and 25+ years’ experience examining foreign policy, defense, and intelligence issues related to Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.** Advisor to senior policymakers and legislators at the Pentagon, the State Department, and Congress.** Skilled communicator with experience delivering public presentations, conducting TV and radio interviews, and recording weekly radio segments on intelligence and national security.** Polished writer of policy memos, op-ed columns, speeches, congressional testimony, academic articles, and book-length foreign policy analyses.** Manager of division with 65+ staff and $18M of business across defense and intelligence agencies.Specialties: U.S. Foreign and Defense Policy, intelligence, regional security (Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe)

Experience

1. Deputy Director, Global Dynamics and Intelligence Division

   Institute for Defense Analyses

   Apr 2023 — Present · Alexandria, VA, US

   Manage 70+ researchers and 40+ consultants examining intelligence-related issues in support of the Department of Defense and the U.S. Intelligence Community. Oversee $17M+ of research, tabletop exercises, and studies regarding Russia, China, Korea, sub-Saharan Africa, and global intelligence collection/analysis capabilities. Plan division programs/budgets; oversee project execution; manage allocation of staff and financial resources; and coordinate efforts to resolve contract and finance challenges. Coordinate employee hiring, counseling, mentoring, performance evaluations, and career development. Sponsored research includes strategic planning for the Navy SEALs, human capital planning for DIA, and assessing warning intelligence challenges in the Middle East. Recognized with Pinnacle Award for proposing and implementing management reforms.

Education

• University of Pennsylvania

  B.A., English

  1987 — 1991

• The Fletcher School at Tufts University

  M.A.L.D., International Relations and National Security Studies

  1993 — 1995

Skills

• Intelligence Analysis
• Foreign Policy
• Public Policy
• Policy Analysis
• Government
• International Security
• International Relations
• Security
• Humint
• Counterterrorism
• Defense
• Policy
• Counterintelligence
• Analysis
• Politics
• National Security
• Africa
• Intelligence
• Eastern Europe
• Special Operations
• Political Science
• Foreign Affairs