Tarun Chhabra Explained

Nationality:	American
Education:	Stanford University (BA), University of Oxford (M.Phil), Harvard Law School (JD)
Occupation:	Senior U.S. national security official
Employer:	U.S. National Security Council

Tarun Chhabra is an American lawyer and security analyst current serving as Senior Director for Technology and National Security at the United States National Security Council in the Biden administration.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Education

Chhabra holds a BA from Stanford University, a M.Phil from University of Oxford (as a Marshall Scholar), and a JD from Harvard Law School (as a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow for New Americans).^[7]

Career

In 2009, Chhabra was awarded the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans to pursue a JD at Harvard.^[8]

He was previously a fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he co-directed its initiative on PRC global influence along with Rush Doshi, as well as a senior fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET).^[9]

Chhabra's research focused on U.S.-China relations, U.S. grand strategy, and alliance building.

Publications

Reports

• Agile Alliances: How the United States and Its Allies Can Deliver a Democratic Way of AI, CSET, February 2020 (co-authored with Andrew Imbrie, Ryan Fedasiuk, Catherine Aiken, and Husanjot Chahal)^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tarun Chhabra - Senior Director for Technology and National Security, NSC . 2023-08-22 . ICAS . en-US.
2. Web site: Joe Biden Names Two Indian-Americans In US National Security Council . 2023-08-22 . NDTV.com.
3. Web site: 2021-01-15 . President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Additional Members of the National Security Council President-Elect Joe Biden . 2023-12-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210115150756/https://buildbackbetter.gov/press-releases/president-elect-joe-biden-and-vice-president-elect-kamala-harris-announce-additional-members-of-the-national-security-council/ . 2021-01-15 .
4. Web site: Brookings Foreign Policy experts selected to join Biden administration in leadership roles . 2023-12-18 . Brookings . en-US.
5. Web site: Press Release - President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Additional Members of the National Security Council The American Presidency Project . 2023-12-18 . www.presidency.ucsb.edu.
6. News: Allen-Ebrahimian . Bethany . February 2, 2021 . Biden's whole-of-National Security Council strategy . .
7. Web site: Tarun Chhabra . 2023-12-18 . Center for Security and Emerging Technology . en-US.
8. Web site: Meet the Fellows Tarun Chhabra . 2023-12-18 . www.pdsoros.org . en.
9. Web site: Tarun Chhabra . 2023-08-22 . Brookings . en-US.
10. Web site: Agile Alliances . 2023-12-18 . Center for Security and Emerging Technology . en-US.