Dr. Jill Jermano served as a member of the Senior Executive Service in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (OIA) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
During her service at Treasury from 2005-2020, she managed proliferation finance analysis and oversaw OIA’s analytic tradecraft program. From 2016-17, she was the Treasury Department Chair at the National War College, where she taught courses in the National Security Strategy curriculum. Prior to federal service, she was a senior researcher at the Homeland Security Institute and worked in the defense R&D industry as a manager and intelligence analyst, specializing in nonproliferation and arms control. She has published on economic statecraft and proliferation topics in PRISM, Strategic Review, Parameters, and JustSecurity.org.
Education
Ph.D., Political Science, The George Washington University, Washington, DC (2004)
M.Phil., Political Science, The George Washington University, Washington, DC (1998)
M.P.M., National Security Policy, University of Maryland School of Public Affairs, College Park, MD (1988)
B.A., Political Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (1986)
Other Teaching
Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh (2023-present)
Professorial Lecturer, Security Policy Studies, Elliott School of International Affairs, the George Washington University (2004-present)
Seminar Facilitator, The National War College, National Defense University (2016-2017)
Adjunct Professor, College of Strategic Intelligence, National Intelligence University (2016)