Loch K. Johnson

Loch K. Johnson is Regents Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia and author of several books and over 100 articles on U.S. national security. He has served as special assistant to the chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (1975-76), staff director of the House Subcommittee on Intelligence Oversight (1977-79), and special assistant to the chair of the Aspin-Brown Commission on Intelligence (1995-1996). Born in New Zealand and educated at the University of California, Professor Johnson has taught at the University of Georgia since 1979, winning its Meigs Professorship for meritorious teaching and its Owens Award for outstanding accomplishments in the field of social science research.