FDD sponsors educational opportunities for mid-career U.S. national security professionals. Alumni of these
programs are not FDD employees and join FDD’s National Security Network (NSN).
National Security Network Participant
FDD’s National Security Fellow
2025
2025
National Security Network Participant
Pieter van Wingerden
Hudson Institute
Biography
Last updated: Mar 19, 2025
Pieter van Wingerden hails from Edmonds, Washington, and is a research associate at the Hudson Institute. He supports the work of Distinguished Fellow Mike Gallagher and Senior Fellow Aaron MacLean, including the School of War podcast. He is a 2023 Harry S. Truman Scholar and received his B.A. in government and Asian studies from Claremont McKenna College.