Lt Col James “Jimmy” Michael Harrington

About

Lieutenant Colonel James M. Harrington, representing the U.S. Air Force, is a National Security Affairs Fellow for the academic year 2022-23 at the Hoover Institution.

Lieutenant Colonel Harrington is a cyberspace officer with a background in deployed communications, network engineering, information operations, cyberspace operations, and joint planning. He commanded two separate communications squadrons and served in U.S. Central Command, NATO’s Strategic Operational Headquarters, and on the Air Staff. He has deployed several times, supporting various named operations around the world. Most recently, he served as the Cyber Protection Branch Chief, within the Office of the Air Force Chief Information Security Officer, at The Pentagon, Washington DC.

Lieutenant Colonel Harrington graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. He also holds a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from the University of Illinois, Springfield.

His research at Hoover will focus on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.