Juliette
Kayyem
In academia, private sector, government and media, Professor Juliette Kayyem is an international leader in crisis management and homeland security.
In academia, private sector, government and media, Professor Juliette Kayyem is an international leader in crisis management and homeland security.
Professor Kayyem, CNN’s Senior National Security Analyst and contributing writer for The Atlantic, serves as the faculty chair of the Homeland Security Project at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Juliette serves as CEO and Founder of Kayyem Solutions, a safety and risk advisory firm. Previously, she served as President Obama’s Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security and as MA Governor Deval Patrick’s Homeland Security Advisor.
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Safety, Risk, and Mega Event Planning
We provide strategic and operational advice in resiliency planning, risk management, mega-event security, infrastructure protection and cybersecurity coaching and consulting.
Strategic and Operational Security Advising
Mega Event Planning
Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity
Clients include major corporate, government, non-profit, and education organizations.
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My Expertise
CNN
She serves as CNN’s Senior National Security Analyst, appearing frequently on all CNN platforms where she has been described as CNN’s “go to” for disasters.
This page features her current CNN clips as well as archives from the last several years.
The Atlantic
Juliette is a contributing writer at The Atlantic, where she publishes articles and opinion pieces on national security, emergency management, and public policy.
This page features her current contributions as well as an archive of her past writing.
“I am so often asked: “Are we safe?” This question has plagued me for my entire career. It has been asked by family and friends, students and scholars, news anchors and government officials.”
Featured Content
- VIDEO: Harvard Kennedy School –“Juliette Kattem at Harvard Kennedy School” (04/17/25)
- VIDEO: YouTube Channel – “A Conversation with Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security (2021-2025)” (03/05/25)
- PODCAST:The Daily Blast –“There Are Flashing Red Lights. These Tragedies Are Also an Opportunity to Fix Things. That Window Was Like 3 Hours. Trump Just Closed It.”(02/01/25)
- VIDEO: YouTube Channel – “The Crisis Code” (01/28/25)
- ARTICLE The Atlantic - “The UnitedHealthcare Gunman Understands the Surveillance State” (12/06/24)
- VIDEO: Amanpour and Company - “The government isn't ready for the violence Trump might unleash” (04/11/24)
- ARTICLE The Atlantic - “The Government Isn’t Ready for the Violence Trump Might Unleash” (04/07/24)
- VIDEO: Atlantic LIVE - “Climate Change Is a Public Health Emergency” (04/04/24)
- ARTICLE: The Atlantic - “The Aftermath of the Baltimore Bridge Collapse” (03/26/24)
- ARTICLE: The Atlantic - “The U.S. Health System’s Single Point of Failure” (03/06/24)
Speaking Engagements
Juliette has served as a keynote speaker for conferences with both national and international audiences.
She can cater the subject matter to best fit her client’s needs regarding her expertise including crisis leadership, disaster management, homeland security, cybersecurity, and event planning.
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Featured Books
“The Devil Never Sleeps”
Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters
An urgent, transformative guide to dealing with disasters from one of today’s foremost thinkers in crisis management
Filled with personal anecdotes and real-life examples from natural disasters like the California wildfires to man-made ones like the Boeing 737 MAX crisis, The Devil Never Sleeps is a guide for governments, businesses, and individuals alike on how to alter our thinking so that we can develop effective strategies in the face of perpetual catastrophe.
“Security Mom”
In “a lively debut…[with] plenty of enthusiastic ‘can-do’ advice” (Publishers Weekly), a Homeland Security advisor and a Pulitzer Prize–nominated columnist—and mother of three—delivers a timely message about American security: it begins at home.
Security Mom is modern tale about the highs and lows of having-it-all parenthood and a candid, sometimes shocking, behind-the-scenes look inside the high-stakes world of national security. In her signature refreshing style, Juliette reveals how she came to learn that homeland security is not simply about tragedy and terror; it is about us as parents and neighbors, and what we can do every day to keep each other strong and safe.