Caitlin Chase

Serves as principal liaison between Harvard and the intelligence community, ensuring program success through regular engagement with senior stakeholders and effectively navigating multicultural and political sensitivities. Directs daily operations and communications, develops partnerships and programming, and manages rapid growth, scope, and expanded impact of projects and events. Researches intelligence and technology policy issues, specifically disinformation, cyber threat intelligence, and election security. Drives collaborative efforts across Harvard and MIT to produce policy solutions on issues such as securing 5G networks, countering information operations, analyzing threats to elections, and improving cross-sector cyber threat incident and information sharing. Manages the Recanati-Kaplan Fellowship for active international intelligence officers from 8 countries and 13 agencies each year. Develops and executes annual objectives through strategic programming, professional development initiatives, fostering group cohesion, and facilitating engagement with private sector executives and cabinet-level government officials Orchestrates annual U.S.-Russia Track II Diplomatic Dialogue convening retired senior military and intelligence officials from both countries for a 3-day meeting on arms control, strategic stability, cyber issues, and counterterrorism.

Conducted market research analysis for Boston-based private real estate firm with nearly $1 billion in investments. Produced future-thinking reports and recommendations that influenced the firm’s short and long-term investment strategies.

Provided research for co-authored policy report, Coalition Management and Escalation Control in a Multinuclear World. Reviewed and analyzed pertinent government documents, databases, journals, public information, news reports, and social media to extract information pertaining to multi-national escalatory foreign policy behavior. Synthesized research results into accurate, concise, and actionable reports. Provided administrative and logistics support for an IFPA-hosted national security symposium in Washington, D.C. Independently developed an efficient research strategy utilizing all available resources.

Assisted in planning and executing 6 major fundraising events, including a gala and silent auction that raised over $400,000. Advanced the organization’s day-to-day efficiency by providing high quality, core administrative support and coordinating competing priorities. Managed relationships with high-level community members and business leaders.