IPED Lecture: Economics in Forecasting and National Security

The IPED program welcomes Michael Gordon as a guest speaker for its 2023–2024 lecture series. The 30-minute lecture will be followed by about 20 minutes of Q&A. Refreshments will be provided.

Michael Gordon is deputy national intelligence officer for the Economics on the National Intelligence Council (NIC) in Washington, D.C. The NIC is part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and produces strategic assessments for policymakers. Gordon previously was a national security fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, and prior to his intelligence work, he worked in New York as an editor with the Economist Intelligence Unit, specializing in commercial and financial topics of the Middle East. He’s also lectured at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs. He graduated from the IPED program in 1998 and holds several professional certificates in financial markets.