Katharine Cornell GorkaKatharine Cornell Gorka served as a presidential appointee in the Office of Policy at the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on strategies preventing terrorism and targeted violence. She was president of Threat Knowledge Group from 2014 to 201, providing expertise and training on irregular warfare and terrorism to the FBI, US Army Special Forces, Marine Corps, and law enforcement. From 2009 to 2014 she was executive director of the Westminster Institute, which conducted research and education on threats posed by extremist ideologies. She co-edited the volume, Fighting the Ideological War: Winning Strategies from Communism to Islamism. Read More Read Less