Our alumni represent one of the most talented national security communities in the country. Many remain deeply connected to the Center long after graduation, teaching courses and serving as mentors in our NextGen National Security Leaders program. As individuals, their contributions are exemplary. As a community, their impact is profound.

Featured Alumni

“My LL.M in National Security at Georgetown was essential to my professional development and succes as National Security Advisor for the U.S. Export-Import Bank.”

Sergio Fontanez, LLM, 2022
Senior Advisor, Export-Import Bank of the United States

Allen Souza,LLM 2014

PSM and Oversight Counsel, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Sarah Harrison, LLM 2013

Senior Analyst, U.S. Program International Crisis Group

Gunjan Chawla, LLM 2017

Program Manager, Technology & National Security Centre for Communication Governance

Colonel Earl Matthews, LLM 2013

Nominee to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense

“The mentorship I received from my professors…provided me with some of my very first opportunities to publish and to connect with international security experts, all of which allowed me to…eventually start building my own profile as an expert in the field of space security law.”

Almudena Azcarate Ortega, LLM, 2020
Researcher, Space Security – UN Institute for Disarmament Research

Jennifer O’Connor, JD 1996

Vice President & General Counsel Harvard University

Nadia Asancheyev, JD 2006

Attorney, National Security Division’s Foreign Investment Review Section Department of Justice

Melysa Sperber, JD 2004

Policy Director, Solidarity Center

Michelle Brané, JD 1994

Ombudsman, Office of the Immigration Ombudsman Department of Homeland Security

“I went to law school to become a Navy Judge Advocate after serving six years as a Submarine Officer. Georgetown Law Center on National Security’s resources are unrivaled. CNS afforded me the opportunity to learn from practicing professionals in classes like National Security and the Law of the Sea and helped me find an opportunity interning at the White House.”

Jordan Foley, JD 2021
Judge Advocate U.S. Navy