Christine L. Parthemore

Christine L. Parthemore is the founder of CLP Global, LLC, and an adjunct professor in the Global Security Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University. Her current work covers issues in countering weapons of mass destruction, arms control and disarmament, energy, and the security implications of climate change. She lived in Tokyo in 2016 as a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow, conducting research on nuclear energy export trends. Previously, she served as the Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs in the U.S. Department of Defense. In that

capacity, she advised and assisted in managing more than $3 billion per year in research and development, acquisition, treaty compliance, and international partnership programs. She managed major projects focused on the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, including a multi-year effort contributing to the international mission to remove and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons. Parthemore has worked for several think tanks, authored or coauthored dozens of reports and articles, testified before Congress, contributed to two best-selling nonfiction books, and lectured at universities in the United States, Vietnam, and China. Ms. Parthemore holds degrees from The Ohio State University and Georgetown University.