Commissioner Bio
Jeremy Bash
Jeremy Bash serves as a commissioner on the Afghanistan War Commission. Bash has spent the past 20 years advising national leaders and U.S. leading companies in the areas of tech, defense, finance, security, and aerospace on a range of strategic, management, legal, and policy issues. Previously, he served as the Chief of Staff to the Director of the CIA (2009-2011) and as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (2011-2013). From August 2010 to May 2011, he was a member of the CIA’s senior management team overseeing the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden. Bash is a recipient of the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal, the CIA Director’s Award, the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, and the Donovan Award from the National Clandestine Service. Bash graduated from Georgetown University, magna cum laude, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his law degree from Harvard Law School, where he graduated cum laude and was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.