Edward Wittenstein

Edward (“Ted”) Wittenstein is a Senior Lecturer in Global Affairs at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs. He earned his undergraduate degree in Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale College and his J.D. from Yale Law School. Prior to returning to Yale, Wittenstein pursued a distinguished career in U.S. national security as a diplomat and intelligence professional, holding positions at the U.S. Department of Defense, the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the U.S. Department of State.

Currently, Wittenstein directs the Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power, which explores the transformative effects of AI and emerging technologies on national power, global security, and world order. He co-directs the Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy and the Yale Cyber Leadership Forum. Previously, he served as Executive Director of International Security Studies until its closure in August 2024. As a visiting faculty fellow at Yale Law School’s Center for Global Legal Challenges and a faculty affiliate in the Department of Computer Science within the School of Engineering & Applied Science, he teaches a diverse array of undergraduate, graduate, and law courses. These include GLBL 2392: Intelligence, Espionage, and American Foreign Policy; CPSC 6110 / GLBL 6115: Topics in Computer Science and Global Affairs; USAF 2014 / GLBL 2280: The Space Domain and Global Security; and the sequence GLBL 6610 (Part I) and GLBL 6611 (Part II): Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power. His teaching and leadership emphasize intelligence, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, national security decision-making, and the outer space domain.

Professional Email: edward.wittenstein@yale.edu