Mathew Burrows

Mathew Burrows serves as Directorof the Atlantic Council's StrategicForesight Initiative in the BrentScowcroft Center on InternationalSecurity. His recent book is entitledThe Future Declassifi ed: Megatrendsthat Will Undo the World Unless WeTake Action (Palgrave/Macmillan).In August 2013 he retired from atwenty-eight year career in the CIAand US Department of State. His lastappointment was Counselor in theUnited States National IntelligenceCouncil (NIC) where he managed astaff of senior analysts and productiontechnicians who guide NIC productsfrom inception to dissemination. Hewas the principal drafter of the lastthree editions of the NIC's GlobalTrends series, which has received praisein the international media.