Michael T Harvey

Mr. Harvey, a career United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Foreign Service officer, currently serves as a faculty member at the National War College in Washington, DC. Previously, he led USAID’s Defeat ISIS Task Force, after serving as the mission director in Nigeria, where he stood up the response to the Boko Haram insurgency. He also held USAID Mission Directorships in Israel, where he led West Bank and Gaza assistance programs, and in Serbia and Montenegro. He also served as the deputy mission director in Iraq for which he received USAID’s highest recognition, the Distinguished Service Award, for his leadership during the 2006-2007 surge. Mr. Harvey graduated from the University of Texas with a B.A. in political science and a M.A. in public policy.