Isaac A. Harris
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Biography
Isaac “Ike” Harris, CDR USN (Ret.), is an adjunct senior fellow at FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation (CCTI) and a leading expert in technology competition and policy. A recognized national security expert, his career has spanned military service, the legislative branch, and the private sector. His positions include 23 years as a U.S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer, policy advisor to the Secretary of Defense on China technology security, a senior Professional Staff Member of the House China Select Committee, and as a Vice President of Government Strategy at Exiger, a supply chain risk company. His final operational tour as a surface warfare officer was as the commanding officer of USS Ramage (DDG-61), homeported in Norfolk, VA, deploying to Europe and the Middle East. Ike is currently the executive director of the Frontier Security Institute, a CAIS organization. FSI is a 501(c)(3) that focuses on developing the policy for deploying AI enabled technologies for American national security operators.