Summary: Dr. Chris Beck is the former Senior Advisor for Science and Technology for the House Committee on Homeland Security (CHS), where he worked from May 2005 - May 2011. His portfolio included several homeland security related areas including, WMD prevention and protection, critical infrastructure protection, emerging threats, cybersecurity, and science and technology. Prior to CHS, he worked in the office of Representative Loretta Sanchez for three years, beginning as a Congressional Science Fellow and then as a legislative assistant. Prior to government service, Chris was a postdoctoral fellow and adjunct professor at Northeastern University. Chris holds a PhD in physics from Tufts University and a B.S. in physics from Montana State University. He served in the Marine Corps Reserve for five years.
