Matthew Bunn — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of the 2007 Joseph A. Burton Forum Award from the American Physical Society for contributions to nuclear security policy.
Recipient of the 2007 Hans A. Bethe Award from the Federation of American Scientists for science in service to a more secure world.
Professor of Practice at the Harvard Kennedy School and Co-principal Investigator for the Belfer Center's Project on Managing the Atom.
Directed the 1995 secret study on nuclear security for the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, which formed the basis for Presidential Decision Directive 41.
Co-authored compromise proposals for resolving the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program and was among the first to suggest a four-year effort to secure nuclear material worldwide.
Author or co-author of over 25 books and major technical reports, including 'Preventing Black-Market Trade in Nuclear Technology' (2018).
Received his Ph.D. in Technology, Management, and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2007).

Biography

Matthew Bunn is a Professor of Practice at the Harvard Kennedy School, where his research focuses on critical areas such as nuclear theft and terrorism, nuclear proliferation and its control, the future of nuclear energy and its fuel cycle, and innovation in energy technologies. He also serves as the Co-principal Investigator for the Belfer Center's Project on Managing the Atom.

Before joining Harvard, Bunn held significant roles in U.S. policy.