Gregory D. Koblentz

Gregory D. Koblentz is an Associate Professor and Director of the Biodefense Graduate Program at the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University. He is a leading expert in international security, biodefense, and weapons of mass destruction proliferation. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Pandora Report and co-director of the Global BioLabs Initiative, tracking high-containment labs and biorisk policies globally.

• PhD in Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• MPP, Harvard Kennedy School

His research focuses on the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons to state and non-state actors, global biorisk management, and the security implications of emerging technologies such as genome editing and cyber capabilities. He examines how dual-use research, asymmetric threats, and evolving geopolitical dynamics challenge arms control and deterrence frameworks.

His recent publications include comprehensive reports on global biorisk infrastructure and strategic stability in the nuclear domain. These works reflect a strong interdisciplinary approach combining policy analysis, security studies, and science governance, with a particular emphasis on tracking high-containment laboratories, biosecurity norms, and regional nuclear tensions in South Asia.

• Member, Scientist Working Group on Biological and Chemical Security, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
• Member, Security Working Group, Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC)
• Advisor, Open Society Justice Initiative
• Consultant, Stimson Center Cheminformatics Program
• Member, Biothreat Advisory Board, Nighthawk Biosciences

Dr. Koblentz has advised the United Nations Security Council and has held affiliations with Georgetown University, Harvard Kennedy School, and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His leadership in the Biodefense Graduate Program fosters interdisciplinary training at the intersection of science, health, and security policy. He has authored influential books and reports that shape policy discourse on strategic stability and biosecurity governance.

He is actively engaged in research teams such as the Global BioLabs Initiative, which systematically monitors maximum containment laboratories worldwide, and contributes to public understanding through The Pandora Report, a widely read newsletter in the global health security community.