Brian Ellison

Dr. Brian J. Ellison has nearly two decades of experience leading research in national security, in which he has specialized in Chinese strategic affairs, naval warfare, and intelligence. Before joining the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where he leads research studies and teaches a course on intelligence, he was a senior research scientist at the Center for Naval Analyses. He has a PhD in war studies from Kings College, London, and an MA in international security from...See more

Dr. Brian J. Ellison has nearly two decades of experience leading research in national security, in which he has specialized in Chinese strategic affairs, naval warfare, and intelligence. Before joining the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, where he leads research studies and teaches a course on intelligence, he was a senior research scientist at the Center for Naval Analyses. He has a PhD in war studies from Kings College, London, and an MA in international security from American University. Ellison lives in Maryland with his family. See less