Jeff Rogg, PhD, JD, SSP’15
Assistant Professor in the Clements Center for National Security at The University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Jeffrey Rogg is an assistant professor in the Clements Center for National Security at The University of Texas at Austin, where he also serves as the associate director of research for the Intelligence Studies Project. He was previously a Senior Research Fellow at the University of South Florida’s Global and National Security Institute and an assistant professor at the Joint Special Operations University (U.S. Special Operations Command) and The Citadel. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the National Security Affairs Department at the U.S. Naval War College.
Jeff is the vice president of the Society for Intelligence History and an associate editor of the journal Intelligence and National Security. His work has appeared in several academic journals and volumes, as well as media including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The National Interest, The Hill, and the Los Angeles Times. Jeff’s book, The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence, was published by Oxford University Press in June 2025.
Jeff has a BA in Latin and ancient history from Swarthmore College, a JD from Villanova University School of Law, an MA in security studies from Georgetown University, and a PhD in history from The Ohio State University. He served six years in the Massachusetts Army National Guard as an infantryman.