Afghanistan War Commission

Commissioner Bio

Luke Hartig

Luke Hartig serves as a commissioner on the Afghanistan War Commission. He is also a fellow at New America’s International Security program and the executive director of the National Journal’s Network Science Initiative. Previously, he was the Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council, and has also served as the Deputy Director for Counterterrorism Operations in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Hartig has also served in various national security positions within the State Department, Office of Management and Budget, Government Accountability Office, and USFOR-A. He holds an M.P.P. from the Harvard Kennedy School and a B.A. in International Relations from Boston University. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a fellow with the Truman National Security Project, and was named a Next Generation National Security Leader by the Center for a New American Security in 2013.