Brian Katz

Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Brian Katz

Brian Katz is an adjunct fellow with the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where his research focuses on the intersection of intelligence, emerging technologies, and global security. He returns to CSIS after serving in the Biden administration as a senior policy adviser to the under secretaries of defense for intelligence and security (2021–22) and research and engineering (2023), advising on defense and intelligence technology policy and investments. From 2018 to 2021, Brian was a fellow at CSIS and executive director of the CSIS Technology and Intelligence Task Force, authoring its final report, Maintaining the Intelligence Edge. Prior to CSIS, Brian served for a decade at the Central Intelligence Agency as a military analyst and team chief and as country director for Syria in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Brian is also an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, currently serving with the Defense Innovation Unit, where he spearheads commercial technology partnerships with the U.S. intelligence community. In 2022, Brian mobilized to active duty to serve as senior intelligence officer for Navy SEAL teams operating in the Indo-Pacific region. Brian is currently a Sloan fellow at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a graduate of Duke University and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and a former CFR international affairs fellow. Brian is the recipient of three National Intelligence Medals, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service, and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.