Gal Luft

Gal Luft

Dr Gal Luft

Co-director
Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS)

Dr. Gal Luft is co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) a Washington based think tank focused on energy security, and a senior adviser to the United States Energy Security Council, a cabinet level extra governmental advisory committee. He is also Co-chairman of the Global Forum on Energy Security and Senior Adviser to the China Energy Fund Committee. Dr. Luft has published numerous studies and articles on security and energy issues. He is co-author of the books Energy Security Challenges for the 21st Century (2009,) Turning Oil into Salt: Energy Independence Through Fuel Choice(2009) and Petropoly: The Collapse of America's Energy Security Paradigm (2012). He appears frequently in the media and consults to various think tanks, corporations and news organizations worldwide. He holds degrees in international relations, international economics and strategic studies and a doctorate in strategic studies from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS,) Johns Hopkins University.