The Institute’s student body includes recent graduates of colleges and universities from the United States and around the world and a mix of mid-career professionals from government, the armed forces, industry, and foreign embassies and governments, whose various perspectives enrich the classroom experience.
Meanwhile, IWP alumni are bringing their insights learned at IWP to leadership and management positions in such crucial organizations as the FBI, CIA, DIA, and Secret Service; the Departments of Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, State, and Treasury; the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard; Congressional offices, think tanks, academic institutions, and government contracting corporations.
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Alumni Testimonials

Meet Lawrence

Christiana Reasor
Legislative Assistant on Capitol Hill
Meet Christiana

Curt Klun
Senior Policy Analyst at DOJ and IWP Doctoral Candidate
Meet Curt

LTC Katie Crombe, U.S. Army (’12)
Meet Katie

Major Jeff Brewer
USMC Intelligence Officer
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Stephen Dreikorn (’11)
Foreign Service Officer at the State Department
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Semaj McDowell
M.A. Candidate; Business Process Analyst, Booz Allen Hamilton
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“Daniel” (’20)
Military Intelligence
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Jonathan Earles (’19)
Foreign Affairs Officer at the Department of State
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Courtney Kelley (’20)
International Affairs Professional
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John Walsh (’19)
National Guard Veteran and Civilian Contractor
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Diane (’19)
Contractor with the State Department
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LTC Howard (Gavin) Rice, USA (’14)
U.S. Army Strategist
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Jarrod McDowell (’17)
Analytic Editor with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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Caleb Crim (’16)
Senior Analyst Manager at Bulletin Intelligence
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Karissa Chadwick
U.S. Air Force Intelligence Analyst
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Mohammad Shafiq (’17)
Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Former Deputy Senior Advisor to the President of Afghanistan
Meet Mohammad

Rachel Bauman (’18)
Helsinki Commission policy advisor
Meet Rachel

Nathan Ginty
Veteran, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer
Meet Nathan

Amb. Federico González
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Paraguay
Meet Federico

Roger Myers (’19)
Director, Combat Sustainment Systems, Acquisition and Systems Management Directorate, Department of the Army
Meet Roger

Peter Sulick (’11)
Review Team Lead at CACI
Meet Peter

Joshua Drusbacky (’19)
Army Officer and Analyst for the U.S. Government
Meet Joshua

Jacqueline Halbig von Schleppenbach (’15)
Government Relations Expert and Religious Freedom Advocate
Meet Jacqueline

Dr. David Charney
Expert on the Mind of the Spy
Meet David

Moises Benhabib (’15)
Special Assistant to the Executive Secretariat Staff, Office of the Secretary of State
Meet Moises

Gene Poteat
Former CIA Scientific Intelligence Officer
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Robert
Department of Defense Director of Security Operations
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Amb. Eerik Marmei
Former Ambassador of Estonia to the U.S.
Meet Eerik

Piotr Trabinski (’18)
Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund
Meet Piotr

Emily
Analyst, U.S. Government
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Richard Laszok (’20)
Marine Corps veteran
Meet Richard

Kevin Murphy (’16)
Consultant for the U.S. Navy
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Kipp McGuire (’18)
Advance Officer for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Marine Corps veteran
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Wilson Nash (’16)
Anti-Money Laundering Senior Investigator
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Samantha Moyer
Contractor for the military and intelligence communities
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Major Holly Harris
Fellow, White House Office of Management and Budget
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Paris Michaels
U.S. Airways Pilot
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Kristopher Klaich
Founder, Innovato LLC
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CW Walker
Federal Solutions Manager – Threat Intelligence
Meet CW

Josh Davis
Intelligence Professional, Counterterrorism Operations
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Chris Deckert
Intelligence analyst, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
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Robert Turner
Telecommunications Professional
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Nicholas
Contractor to the State Department
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William Stiles
Secret Service Intelligence Analyst
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Brendan Steinhauser
Founder of Steinhauser Strategies
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