National Security Council
King's College London
Gillian HadfieldBloomberg Distinguished Professor of AI Alignment and Governance · Johns Hopkins UniversityAcademic↗
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Ben Buchanan
Johns Hopkins UniversityAssistant Professor
Buchanan studies how AI and cybersecurity reshape national security and statecraft. At the White House, he helped develop U.S. AI policy as the National Security Council's Special Advisor for AI. He is the author of The Hacker and the State and The Cybersecurity Dilemma.
Career & education
Current roleJohns Hopkins UniversityFeb 2025-presentAssistant Professor
Johns Hopkins UniversityFeb 2025-presentPreviously
Georgetown UniversityUntil 2021Assistant Teaching Professor; Director, CyberAI Project
Special Advisor for Artificial IntelligenceJun 2023-Jan 2025
Director for Technology and National SecurityJun 2022-Jun 2023
Georgetown UniversityUntil 2021Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
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citations3,093As of Nov 1, '26
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