Jennifer E. Sims

Senior Fellow on National Intelligence

Jennifer Sims joined The Chicago Council on Global Affairs in December 2009 as a senior fellow on national intelligence. Dr. Sims is a widely recognized expert in the intelligence community, and also serves as professor and the director of intelligence studies at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. 

Dr. Sims was previously deputy assistant secretary of state for intelligence coordination and later served as an intelligence advisor to the under secretary for management and coordinator for intelligence resources and planning at the U.S. Department of State. She also served as a professional staff member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and as a legislative assistant to Senator John Danforth on foreign and defense policy. 

In 1998, Dr. Sims was the recipient of the intelligence community's highest civilian award, the National Distinguished Service Medal. She has written many publications on defense technology and arms control and her current research addresses intelligence support to counter-terrorism, counter proliferation, and homeland security.  Dr. Sims is currently writing a book on reforming U.S. intelligence organization and practices.

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