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Dr. Gary M. Shiffman is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's
Security Studies Program in the School of Foreign Service, and he is Senior
Fellow at the Center for Peace and Security Studies. His teaching focuses on
the application of economic analysis to national security and homeland security
issues. His book, Economic Instruments of Security Policy: Influencing the
Choices of Leaders was published in 2006 by Palgrave Macmillan. Dr. Shiffman
also serves as Senior Vice President for Global Security at L-3 Communications
Services Group. He focuses his work on homeland security,
counter-insurgency, and intelligence issues.

Dr. Shiffman served at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from 2004
until 2006 as Chief of Staff at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. While at
DHS, Dr. Shiffman also helped to re-engineer the border enforcement process
while co-chair of the Secure Border Initiative Working Group, and he helped
develop the framework for risk management for the Department.

Prior to joining the Department of Homeland Security, Dr. Shiffman worked at an
international law firm where he focused on U.S. anti-terrorism policies,
international affairs, and homeland defense. Earlier, he worked in the U.S.
Senate as a National Security and Senior Policy Advisor in Senate Leadership
and in the office of Senator Connie Mack. A decorated Gulf War veteran, he
served in policy, planning, and operational positions in the U.S. Department of
Defense.

Dr. Shiffman earned his Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University, an
M.A. in National Security Studies from Georgetown University, and a B.A. in
Psychology from the University of Colorado, Boulder.