Matthew Kroenig is internationally recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on Iran's nuclear program. From 2010 to 2011, he was a Special Advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, where he worked on defense policy and strategy for Iran. He has also worked as a Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is associate professor and international relations field chair in the department of government at Georgetown University, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council, and author of Exporting the Bomb.