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    Joshua Hodges
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    Josh Hodges is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he is part of the Bio-Strategies and Leadership initiative. He most recently served as national security advisor to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, shaping congressional priorities involving US support for Israel, countering Russian aggression, strategic competition with China, and border security. Previously, he was special assistant to the president at the National Security Council.

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Josh Hodges is a visiting fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where he is part of the Bio-Strategies and Leadership initiative. He is a national security and policy leader with extensive experience across the White House, Congress, the executive branch, international development, and international business. He most recently served as national security advisor to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, where he shaped congressional priorities in response to multiple global crises, including support for Israel, countering expanding Russian aggression, US-China strategic competition, and security threats from the southern border.

Previously, Hodges was special assistant to the president and senior director for Western Hemisphere affairs at the National Security Council, where he guided US engagement across Latin America and the Caribbean during the first Trump administration. There he also held senior positions in strategic communications and information statecraft, advancing US messaging and influence initiatives.

In addition to his government service, Hodges brings international business and development expertise to his work. He currently serves as a commissioner on the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission and is a member of Anthropic AI National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council, helping shape the intersection of national security and emerging technologies. He also serves as senior advisor to the chairman of the board of VEON, an international telecommunications and digital services provider to East Asia and Europe.

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