King's College London
Gillian HadfieldAcademic
Johns Hopkins University
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of AI Alignment and Governance
via Johns Hopkins University
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Ben Buchanan
Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University
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.
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Background
Current role
Assistant Professor Feb 2025-presentJohns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins UniversityPreviously
Jun 2023-Jan 2025Special Advisor for Artificial Intelligence, 
National Security Council
National Security CouncilJun 2022-Jun 2023Director for Technology and National Security, National Security Council
National Security CouncilUntil 2021Assistant Teaching Professor; Director, CyberAI Project, 
Georgetown University
Georgetown UniversityAbout this data
Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Last editorial review: July 27, 2026