Rob Berschinski serves as a director for civilian protection and rule of law issues in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy.  Previously a Presidential Management Fellow, Rob has held positions as director for defense policy on the National Security Council staff and as the defense fellow on the staff of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee. A former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer, Rob served operational assignments in Korea, Germany, Rwanda, and Iraq.  He later joined the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College as a visiting researcher, publishing a monograph on the Department of Defense's Combatant Command for Africa entitled "AFRICOM's Dilemma." He has spoken at security-related conferences hosted by the Army War College, Georgetown University, and Women in International Security, and has published pieces in a variety of print media. He holds a B.A. and M.A.from Yale University.