Biography
James “Jim” Lewis serves on the board of advisors for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ (FDD’s) Center for Cyber and Technology Innovation (CCTI).
Jim writes on technology and strategy. He was a diplomat and a member of the Senior Executive Service with extensive political-military, negotiating, and regulatory experience. Jim was a senior advisor for four UN Groups of Governmental Experts (GGE) on Information Security and drafted the GGE norms. He helped create the Wassenaar Arrangement and developed groundbreaking policies on satellite remote sensing, encryption, spectrum, high-tech exports to China, and cybersecurity. He leads a long-running track II dialogue with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations. Early in his career, Jim was a political advisor to two combat commanders. He has been widely published, is quoted frequently in the media, and has testified numerous times before Congress. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.