Dr. Bernard I. Finel ist seit Februar 2024 Dekan am College of International and Security Studies des George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies. Zuvor lehrte er von 2010 bis 2024 am U.S. National War College in Washington, D.C., wo er unter anderem Studiengangsleiter und Vorsitzender des Fachbereichs Sicherheitsstudien war. Von 2006 bis 2010 war er Senior Fellow und Forschungsdirektor beim American Security Project mit Schwerpunkt Terrorismusbekämpfung und Verteidigungspolitik.

Bernard I. Finel, PhD, has been Dean of the College of International and Security Studies at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies since February 2024. Previously, he taught at the U.S. National War College in Washington, D.C. from 2010 to 2024, where he was, among other things, program director and chair of the Department of Security Studies. From 2006 to 2010, he was a Senior Fellow and Research Director at the American Security Project, focusing on counterterrorism and defense policy.