Rebecca D PattersonRebecca D. Patterson is a Professor of Practice and Associate Director of the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. A retired US Army lieutenant colonel, Dr. Patterson served as an economist in the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Grop and the Deputy Director of the Office of Peace Operations, Sanctions, and Counterterrorism at the State Department. A life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, she holds a PhD from The George Washington University and a BS from the United States Military Academy. Read More Read Less