Derek S. Reveron

Derek Reveron is Chair and Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I. He specializes in strategy development, non-state security challenges, intelligence, and U.S. defense policy. He has authored or edited 14 books.

Dr. Reveron is a faculty affiliate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University where he co-teaches a course on contemporary national security challenges at the Kennedy School of Government. He also teaches at the Extension School at Harvard University.

Before joining the Naval War College faculty in 2004, Dr. Reveron taught political science at the U.S. Naval Academy. During graduate school, he formulated, implemented and evaluated democracy promotion programs for the NGO Heartland International.

He graduated from the College of Naval Command Staff through the College of Distance Education Fleet Seminar Program and completed the Maritime Staff Operators Course at the Naval War College. He received an MA in political science and a Ph.D. in public policy analysis from the University of Illinois at Chicago.