Lewis “Scooter” Libby, JD
Lewis Libby is Senior Vice President of Hudson Institute and guides the Institute’s program on national security and defense issues. Before joining Hudson, Libby held several high level positions in the federal government: Chief of Staff to Vice President Richard B. Cheney, Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs, and Assistant to the President (2001-2005), Legal Advisor to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the Peoples’ Republic of China (1998-99), and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Strategy and Resources, U.S. Department of Defense (1989-1993). Prior to joining federal service, Libby served as the managing partner of the Washington office of the international law firm Dechert.
Libby has several notable publications and lectures on national and homeland security and also includes a novel, The Apprentice, set in Japan in 1903.
All of us at the Commission are in shock and are heartbroken at news that Senator Lieberman has died suddenly and unexpectedly. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Hadassah, their children, and extended family.
We all were the beneficiaries of Joe’s many years of selfless public service, his kindness, and civility. Joe was the definition of a Mensch – a person of great integrity and honor. He always put others first and always worked to better our nation, to which he tirelessly devoted so much of his energy. He had an indefatigable spirit that always pushed our work forward.
For nearly ten years, Joe was my co-chair here at the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense. He cared deeply about the mission, for sure. Even more, he cared about each of our fellow Commissioners and the staff, all of whom I know are personally grieving at this tremendous loss. May his memory be a blessing.
Tom Ridge
March 27, 2024
