Dr. Nadia Schadlow is a fellow at the Hudson Institute and Hoover Institution. Previously, she served on the National Security Council (NSC) as the Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategy, where, as the architect of the 2017 National Security Strategy, she coordinated strategic analyses and developed policy initiatives across multiple government departments at the most senior levels.  While at the NSC, Nadia also advanced the concept of a National Security Innovation Base (NSIB) to assess the potential impact of disruptive technologies on U.S. national security policies.   
Her current research and writing focus on problems and opportunities at the intersection of geopolitics, technology, and national security.  Some of her most recent publications have examined modernizing the production of munitions; setting forth the core elements of a reindustrialization strategy; and identifying broader geopolitical shifts and disruptions. She is a frequent speaker and writes widely on national security matters, with publications that include The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Breaking Defense, The Atlantic, The Hill and more.   
Dr.  Schadlow also sits on several private sector advisory boards and serves as an advisor to the Special Competitive Studies Project.  Earlier in her career, she served in the Department of Defense.  Nadia received a B.A. degree in Government & Soviet Studies from Cornell University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).