The Truman National Security Project Educational Institute is a nonpartisan national security leadership institute, the nation's only organization that recruits, trains, and positions a new generation of progressives across America to lead on national security.
Our mission is to provide the skills, knowledge, and network to create an influential force of leaders across the country who advance strong progressive national security policy.
Today you will find leaders we have trained running for office across the country, advising presidential and Congressional campaigns, drafting legislation in the halls of Congress, assuming leadership posts in the military, playing key roles in local and national government, and working on the front lines of America's homeland security.
Advisory Board
Robert Abernethy
Chairman, American Standard Development Company
The Honorable Dr. Madeleine K. Albright
Principal, The Albright Group LLC
Coit Blacker
Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University
Gregory Craig
Partner, Skadden, Arps
Dr. Leslie H. Gelb
President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations
The Honorable Dr. Gary Hart
Scholar in Residence, University of Colorado
Lt. Gen. Donald L. Kerrick (Ret.)
US Army & Former Deputy National Security Advisor
William Marshall
President, Progressive Policy Institute
The Honorable Dr. William J. Perry
Professor and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, Stanford University
John D. Podesta
President & CEO, Center for American Progress
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Bert G. Kerstetter '66 University Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
Truman Essay Contest
The Truman Service Initiative Essay Contest seeks to allow students a forum to reflect upon the subjects of military service, civilian public service, and leadership.
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"WiLL attracts women legislators who are changemakers with big agendas and busy schedules. We partner with Truman to deliver a fast-paced hands-on package of media and message skills for tackling national security issues. Whether facing a tough interview, a grueling campaign, a combative legislative battle, crafting a thoughtful op-ed, or lobbying their Member of Congress, legislators relying on their Truman training are reporting great outcomes to us. We're looking forward to continued collaboration with Truman's smart effective staff to deliver resources to our WiLL legislators."
- Nan Orrock, State Senator, Georgia, and President of the Women Legislator’s Lobby (WiLL)
