NCID-1629
Mustafa Javed Ali
Towsley Policymaker in Residence
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan
Education/Degree:
1 Law (University of Detroit School of Law)
About
Javed Ali is a Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence at the Ford School for fall 2020 co-teaching "Cybersecurity for Future Leaders." A former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, Ali has over 20 years of professional experience in national security and intelligence issues in Washington, D.C., serving in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. While at the FBI, he also held senior positions on joint duty assignments at the National Intelligence Council, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the National Security Council under the Trump Administration. Ali holds a BA in political science from the University of Michigan, a JD from the University of Detroit School of Law, and an MA in international relations from American University.
Current Work
Significant professional experience in counterterrorism, homeland security, and US intelligence issues, with academic focus on national security decision-making, counterterrorism, and cybersecurity. He writes and provides commentary across a number of media sites and platforms, including MSNBC, CBS, CNN, ABC, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Hill, and Newsweek.
Research Area Keyword(s)
Counterterrorism, cybersecurity, intelligence community