Mr. Pete Harlan, M.S.

“How to be Creative: A Scientific Choose-Your-Own-Adventure and Other Thoughts”

Pete Harlan graduated from Wheeling Jesuit University in 2006 with a BS in Biology and BA in Criminal Justice. He then attended Georgetown University where he received his MS in Biohazardous Threat Agents and Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Pete is a biodefense consultant for the Transformational Medical Technologies Office within the Joint Program Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) within the Department of Defense. He previously worked as a government official in biodefense for the Joint Science and Technology Office (JSTO) for Chemical and Biological Defense Program at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Prior to his work with the DoD, he spent three years as an analyst in the intelligence community working chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological threats.

He has co-authored numerous papers on biowarfare and bioterrorism for the intelligence community, a chapter on biosurveillance for The Handbook of Science & Technology for Homeland Security practitioners, and a publication on dirty bombs and terrorism.