Kenneth N. Luongo is a recognized innovator, entrepreneur, and leader in global
nuclear energy and transnational security policy development and analysis. He is the
president and founder of the Partnership for Global Security (PGS) and the Center for a
Secure Nuclear Future. He has authored over 100 articles and commentaries, been a
TEDx presenter, engaged extensively with global media, and briefed governments and
audiences around the world on nuclear energy and transnational security challenges
and responses. Mr. Luongo’s policy analyses and commentary have been featured in
the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Reuters,
CNN and numerous other international media, publications, and journals.
He is a member of the Advocacy Council of Nuclear Matters and the Nuclear Energy
and National Security Coalition (NENSC). He served from 1994-1997 as the Senior
Advisor to the Secretary of Energy for Nonproliferation Policy and simultaneously as the
Department of Energy’s Director of the Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation,
Director of the Department of Energy’s Russia and Newly Independent States Nuclear
Material Security Task Force, and Director of the North Korea Task Force. Mr. Luongo
subsequently was a Senior Visiting Fellow and Visiting Research Collaborator at
Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security. Prior to these positions,
he served as a professional staff member in the U.S. Congress with the House Armed
Services Committee, Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), and Senator William Proxmire (D-WI).
Selected Publications:
Missing the Big Picture on Nuclear Security, PGS, April 12, 2018.
Preventing a Nuclear Meltdown in the Middle East, The Hill, February 26, 2018.
Strengthening Nuclear Governance, PGS, January 1, 2018.
Nuclear Security 3.0, PGS, January 1, 2018.
Nuclear Geopolitics: Facing New Realities, PGS, January 1, 2018.
Nuclear Energy and Global Security in the 21st Century, PGS, January 1, 2018.
Nuclear Power for the Next Generation: Addressing Energy, Climate, and Security Challenges, with the Global Nexus Initiative, May 2, 2017.
Evolving Nuclear Governance for a New Era, with the Global Nexus Initiative, April 18, 2017.
A Framework for Advanced Reactor Deployment, with the Global Nexus Initiative, November 3, 2016.
Connecting the Dots to Fight Nuclear Terrorism and Climate Change, with Kenneth Brill, Huffington Post, March 29, 2016.
The Role and Responsibility of Nuclear Energy after Paris, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, January 21, 2016.
The Role and Responsibility of Nuclear Power in a Carbon Constrained World, with the Global Nexus Initiative, December 2015.
Strengthening Nuclear Security Implementation Initiative: Evolution, Status, and Next Steps, with Bart Dal and Jonathan Herbach, NSGEG, October 27, 2015.
Stopping a Nuclear Nightmare: How We Can Secure Loose Nuclear Materials, The National Interest, October 24, 2014.
Integrating Nuclear Security Policy & Technology: Asian Centers of Excellence, with Sarah Williams, CSIS Policy Perspectives, July 17, 2014.
Preventing Weak Links in Nuclear Security: A Strategy for Soft and Hard Governance, with Michelle Cann, NSGEG Policy Paper, March 20, 2014.
Responsibility Beyond Rules: Leadership for a Secure Nuclear Future, NSGEG Policy Paper, March 18, 2013.
Defining the End State of Improvement of Nuclear Security, NSGEG Conference Paper Series, November 14, 2012.
Nuclear Terrorism: A Clear Danger, with Kenneth Brill, The New York Times, March 15, 2012.