Evelyn Farkas
Evelyn Nicolette Farkas (born December 6, 1967) is an American national security advisor, author, and foreign policy analyst. She is the current executive director of the McCain Institute, a nonprofit focused on democracy, human rights, and character-driven leadership.
Evelyn Farkas | |
|---|---|
| Executive Director of the McCain Institute | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2022 | |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia | |
| In office 2012–2015 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Celeste A. Wallander |
| Succeeded by | Michael R. Carpenter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 6, 1967 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Franklin and Marshall College (BA) Tufts University (MA, PhD) |
In 2012, Dr. Farkas was appointed by President Obama to serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia. Before her appointment at the Department of Defense, Farkas served in various government positions, including as executive director for the bipartisan congressional Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism. Following the announced retirement of Representative Nita Lowey, Farkas was a candidate to represent New York's 17th congressional district in the 2020 elections.
Farkas is a frequent national security contributor on national television programs on MSNBC, CNN, and BBCNews, and her writing has been published in the New York Times and the Washington Post, among other outlets. She is a member of the board of trustees at her alma mater, Franklin and Marshall College.