Dr. Matthew Levitt
Fromer-Wexler Fellow, Director, Jeanette and Eli Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, The Washington Institute
2023
Matthew Levitt is the Fromer-Wexler Fellow at The Washington Institute and director of its Jeanette and Eli Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University, and runs a working group on countering violent extremism with over 1,000 participants from around the world.
From 2005 to early 2007, he served as deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In 2008-2009, he served as a State Department counterterrorism advisor to the special envoy for Middle East regional security (SEMERS), General James L. Jones.
Previously, he served as a counterterrorism intelligence analyst at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), where he focused on fundraising and logistical support networks for Middle Eastern terrorist groups and led an analytical team investigating the September 11 attacks.
Dr. Levitt has served as an expert witness in criminal and civil cases, lectured on international terrorism on behalf of the Departments of State, Justice, Defense, and Homeland Security, consulted for various U.S. government agencies and private industry, and testified before the Senate and House on matters relating to international terrorism. He is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and sits on advisory boards for think tanks in in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.
Dr. Levitt has written extensively on terrorism, countering violent extremism, illicit finance and sanctions, and the Middle East.
At the Summit
The effort to eradicate hate requires the active participation of every component of our society, to include governments, the private sector, communities of faith and indeed every aspect of civil society. There is no more urgent task in front of us. The organizers of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit are doing the United States and the world an enormous service by tackling hatred and extremism with a focus on honest dialogue and conversation, genuine learning and practical solutions. This will not happen overnight, but the Pittsburgh community’s leadership in this effort is genuinely inspiring and motivating.
