A retired four-star general, General Michael V. Hayden is the founder of the Hayden Center and has been a distinguished visiting professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government since 2009.
Larry Pfeiffer is the director of the Hayden Center, overseeing its development, operations, and activities.
Michael Morell, the Hayden Center’s Distinguished Senior Fellow and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Schar School, is one of the leading national security professionals in the country with extensive experience in intelligence and foreign policy.
Dr. David Priess is a visiting professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and a senior fellow at the Schar School’s Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security.