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Amy Zegart is the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Professor of Political Science (by courtesy) at Stanford University. She holds senior fellowships at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. Her research focuses on U.S. intelligence, emerging technologies, national security, and political risk management. Zegart has authored/co-authored five books, including the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Spies, Lies, and Algorithms, and her work has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Politico, and major newspapers. She has advised senior U.S. officials, served on the National Security Council, and testified before congressional intelligence committees.
Education: A.B. in East Asian Studies (Harvard, 1989), M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science (Stanford, 1993/1996). Awards include the Leonard D. White Dissertation Prize and Fulbright Fellowship. She previously taught at UCLA and worked at McKinsey & Company. Leadership roles include directing Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, founding the Stanford Cyber Policy Program, and serving as Hoover Institution’s chief academic officer.
Research interests emphasize intelligence reform, cyber policy, and global risk management. Recent articles analyze Ukraine’s intelligence revolution and challenges facing U.S. intelligence leadership. Awards include grants from the Carnegie Corporation and NSF. She sits on boards of the Council on Foreign Relations, Kratos Defense, and American Funds/Capital Group.
Professional contributions span academia, policy advising, and corporate governance. Her work bridges theoretical research with practical policy solutions for 21st-century security challenges.
