Essam Attia

Essam Attia joined the Nimitz Group after serving for over three years as a policy advisor in the office of Senator Bernie Sanders, where he covered veterans’ affairs, national security, and science and technology.

During his tenure, he spearheaded the Senator’s investigation into the national security implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) development and deployment in the military domain and helped develop the nation’s only federal response to the Dobbs.

Essam is a U.S. Army veteran whose military deployments exposed him to the quickly changing landscape of emerging technologies of war and their impact on civilian populations. Essam holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts and a Masters in Security Policy Studies from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.

Previously, Essam served as a foreign policy and defense fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives and served on the board of directors of the Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute.