Speakers

Jake Shapiro is Special Advisor at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. He is on IPA from Princeton University where he is Professor of Politics and International Affairs. At Princeton Shapiro directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, a multi-university consortium that studies politically motivated violence in countries around the world. His research covers conflict, economic development, and misinformation. He is author of The Terrorist’s Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations and co-author of Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict. His work has been published in broad range of academic and policy journals. He has conducted field research and large-scale policy evaluations in Afghanistan, Colombia, India, and Pakistan.

Shapiro received the 2016 Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association, given to a scholar younger than 40, or within 10 years of earning a Ph.D., who has made the most significant contribution to the study of international relations. He is a veteran of the United States Navy and worked as President and Chief Scientist of Giant Oak, a venture-funded software company. Ph.D. Political Science, M.A. Economics, Stanford University. B.A. Political Science, University of Michigan.

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