He is a member of the Council of Executives of the Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at Auburn University.[4] He is also a Non-Resident Fellow in Middle East Politics and Media at the TRENDS research and advisory center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates[5] He is also on the Board of Advisors of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE)[6] and the Philos Project.[7]