![]() ![]() ![]() Before that, she was Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick’s homeland security advisor, guiding regional planning and the state’s first interoperability plan, climate change policies, and overseeing the National Guard. There she played a pivotal role in major operations, including handling of the H1N1 pandemic and the BP Oil Spill response she also organized major policy efforts in critical infrastructure protections and community resiliency. Kayyem served as President Obama’s Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security. ![]() “I am beyond thrilled by this honor, but mostly just humbled,” said Kayyem. “The Kennedy School and Belfer Center have been my home regardless of where my career has taken me. I am grateful to Ash and Eric, and Graham, for supporting all my efforts, including building programs and teaching in a field that is such an integral part of our nation’s security efforts. “She embodies the best of the Center’s practitioner-scholar model and her leadership on homeland security matters is second to none.” “I join my colleagues in congratulating Juliette on this well-deserved honor,” said Belfer Center Director and former Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. In government, academia, journalism, and the private sector, she is a national leader in America’s homeland security efforts. Harvard Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elemendorf announced this week that Juliette Kayyem has been promoted to Senior Lecturer. ![]()
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