Roger Cressey

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Roger W. Cressey is a former member of the United States' National Security Council staff, where he held the position of Director for Transnational Threats from November 1999 through November 2001. He is currently the president of the Good Harbor consulting group, and an adjunct Professor of counter-terrorism policy at Georgetown University.^[1]

A 1987 Political Science graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Cressey went on to obtain his Masters' degree in Security Policy Studies from George Washington University in 1991. Following graduation, he was assigned to the Department of Defense's Middle East Security branch, where he remained for four years.

Between 1991-1999, Cressey served at the US Embassy in Israel and with the United Nations' Operation Restore Hope in war-torn Somalia. He was later elevated to the position of Deputy Director for War Plans.

In November 2001, following the September 11th attacks, Cressey was named Chief of Staff of the presidential Critical Infrastructure Protection Board.

An on-air counter-terrorism analyst for NBC News, Cressey has been awarded the State Department's Meritorious and Superior Honor Awards and the Defense Department's Exceptional Civilian Service Award.