Larry Hanauer
Vice President for Policy
Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA)
Education
University of Pennsylvania
B.A., English
1991Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
M.A., Law and Diplomacy International Relations and National Security Studies
1995Podcasts
28:35246: What It’s Like Heading Policy at an Intel & National Security Trade Association w/ Larry Hanauer, INSA [Main T4C episode]
Larry Hanauer is the vice president for policy at the Intelligence and National Security Association, a nonpartisan and nonprofit association that works to identify and develop solutions to national security issues. Prior to his hiring at INSA in 2016, Larry was a senior international policy analyst at the RAND Corporation,..
03:09Career Path
Interview Highlights
“Look at a job as a way to bring whatever skills you have that an organization needs but might not have enough of.”
Best Career Advice
“Opportunities don’t just happen. It’s very rare that an opportunity is going to fall into your lap, where someone’s going to find you and offer you something that’s your dream job. You need to put yourself into a position where opportunities can happen to you.”
Career Challenge
“There was one time when I was told specifically that I shouldn’t write a certain memo because I wouldn’t be able to do so effectively given my political beliefs. Now I had never talked about my political beliefs in the office, so they were making assumptions. And I insisted that I write the memo. I thought, I am a professional civil servant, this is my job. If you don’t want me doing this, then I shouldn’t be here.”
Skills
Foreign Policy, National Security, Intelligence, Policy Analysis, Government, Defense, Counterintelligence, Public Policy, Special Operations, Foreign Affairs, International Security
Professional Interests
Ian Bremmer, Zachary Karabell, National Security Agency, U.S. Department of State, University of Pennsylvania, Volunteer – Global Interagency Joint Operational Experts Team, Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), Foreign Policy Discussion Group, The Fletcher School at Tufts University, Collegiate School
