Distinguished Speaker Series
Richard Clarke
"Breaking the Curse of Cassandra"
Preventing And Mitigating Low-Probability/High-Impact Disaster Scenarios
PROFILE
Richard Clarke is the former White House Counterterrorism Chief
and current Chairman of Good Harbor Consulting.
In this presentation, he discusses an ancient phenomenon that has manifested itself repeatedly and catastrophically in recent years in the United States.
The issue involves recent low-probability/high-impact disasters, what could have been done to prevent them or better mitigate their effects, and what can be done to change collective thinking in order to better plan for them in the future.
Mr. Clarke is an internationally-recognized expert on security, including homeland security, national security, cyber security, and counterterrorism.
He is currently an on-air consultant for ABC News and teaches at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
He has served the last three Presidents as a senior White House Advisor. Over the course of an unprecedented 11 consecutive years of White House service, he held the titles of:
- Special Assistant to the President for Global Affairs
- National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism
- Special Advisor to the President for Cyber Security
Prior to his White House years, Mr. Clarke served for 19 years in the Pentagon, the Intelligence Community, and State Department