Douglas Fears

Douglas M. Fears is a senior adviser (non-resident) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and chief operating office of Artis International, a company specializing in the integration of artificial intelligence and behavioral science. Previously, Doug served at the White House as the eighth homeland security and counterterrorism adviser to the president and deputy assistant to the president. During that assignment he also served as the acting deputy national security adviser for four months. In earlier National Security Council assignments, he served as the senior director for resilience policy and director for Central America and the Caribbean. Doug was a ship driver in the U.S. Coast Guard, serving in eight ships, including as commanding officer for the cutters Hamilton, Diligence, and Sitkinak. Other assignments included director, Joint Interagency Task Force South; assistant commandant for response policy; chief of staff, Atlantic Area Command; chief of law enforcement; program reviewer, Office of Budget and Programs; and liaison to the U.S. House of Representatives. He retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 2022 as a rear admiral. Doug is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations; his research interests include emerging threats to global security and the U.S. interagency. He has an MPA from Harvard, an MA from the U.S. Naval War College, and a BS from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.