HSPI Announces Charlie Allen Fellowship

March 19, 2010 - PRLog -- WASHINGTON — Today, The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) established The Charles E. Allen Intelligence Fellowship.  Designed to further the professional development of an exceptional George Washington University graduate student who intends to pursue a career in the intelligence community, the Fellowship will help support that individual’s work within the auspices of HSPI.  Made possible by the generous contribution of Ronald Marks, a former intelligence professional, the Fellowship is named for The Honorable Charles E. Allen, a remarkable public servant with half a century’s experience at the epicenter of this field.  

“Charlie Allen is a living legend and it is only fitting that a Fellowship be created in his honor to help grow the next generation of extraordinarily talented and dedicated analysts,” said Frank Cilluffo, director of HSPI.  “His lifetime of quiet commitment in the nation’s service should be properly celebrated and it is our hope—HSPI together with Ron Marks—that this Fellowship will take a small but important step toward serving that end.”

Allen joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1958, served as the first National Intelligence Officer for Counterterrorism, the first Chief of Intelligence in the newly established Counterterrorist Center, and eventually became Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Collection and later, Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis.

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About the GW Homeland Security Policy Institute:

Founded in 2003, The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute (HSPI) is a nonpartisan “think and do” tank whose mission is to build bridges between theory and practice to advance homeland security through an interdisciplinary approach. By convening domestic and international policymakers and practitioners at all levels of government, the private and non-profit sectors, and academia, HSPI creates innovative strategies and solutions to current and future threats to the nation. For additional information about HSPI, please visit http://www.gwumc.edu/hspi