RP Eddy
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Randolph Post “R.P.” Eddy is an American businessman, venture investor, former US government official, and former United Nations
diplomat. Currently, he is the CEO of Ergo, an emerging markets strategy and geopolitical intelligence firm headquartered in New York. Eddy is considered to be one of America’s most authoritative terrorism and national security experts and has advised the US and foreign governments.
and the University School of Milwaukee
for secondary education. Eddy graduated from Brown University
with a B.Sc. in Neuroscience.
during the Clinton Administration from 1994 to 1996. Later, he served in a variety of advisory positions to top American government officials. He served as a Senior Advisor for Intelligence and Counterterrorism to the United States Secretary of Energy , Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, and US representative to negotiations at the International Criminal Court
, in Angola
, and in Rwanda
.
After leaving the White House, Eddy served on behalf of the US government as Chief of Staff to US Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
while Holbrooke served as the United States Ambassador the United Nations. Eddy left the US government and worked as a United Nations
diplomat through 2001, moving on to successive positions as a Senior Policy Officer to United Nations Secretary-General
Kofi Annan
. Eddy is credited as being one of the principal architects behind the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
.
Shortly after leaving the United Nations in 2001, Eddy founded the Center of Tactical Counterterrorism (CTCT), in cooperation with the New York Police Department shortly after the September 11 attacks. The CTCT grew into a think tank that expanded the NYPD’s counterterrorism capabilities. Eddy served as the Executive Director as the group was merged into the Center for Policing Terrorism within the Manhattan Institute
. Eddy remains an advisor to the NYPD on counterterrorism issues.
where he led teams on projects on AIDS
pharmaceutical distribution and revamping the United States’ 9-1-1
emergency telephone system. Eddy joined international consultancy Gerson Lehrman Group
in 2004 and became a Managing Director of the firm. In 2006, Eddy founded Ergo, a multinational strategy consulting firm specializing in emerging markets
and geopolitical intelligence. Eddy currently serves as the company’s CEO. While at Ergo, Eddy was instrumental in the founding of Northern Gulf Partners, an investment firm and financial advisory focused on Iraq
.
where he has frequently spoken on panel discussions on counterterrorism and urban security. . Eddy is a member of several other think tanks including the national security-oriented Madison Policy Forum and the National Consortium for Advancing Policing Board of Advisors which specializes in intelligence-led policing
. Eddy was formerly a Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research from 2002 to 2009 and was a Fellow at Harvard University’s
John F. Kennedy School of Government
.
Eddy’s impact as a national security policy advocate has largely been through promoting the role of police in combating terrorism. He is credited with launch the “First Preventers” theory for policing which countered the previously widely practiced policy that police should be only first responders. Eddy’s advocacy holds that local police should be empowered to detect and prevent terrorists before they act.
Eddy has been the recipient of numerous awards, most notable of which was the World Economic Forum
Global Leader of Tomorrow, presented in Davos
in 2002. RP has also been named one of the top 100 “most esteemed terrorism and national security experts” in America by the Center for American Progress
and Foreign Policy Magazine in 2006. Eddy is a recipient of the Leland Fellowship
, the Manfred Wörner Scholarship, and the Evangelische Akademie Scholarship. The Harvard Business Review
lauded Eddy’s efforts at Ergo as “breaking from industry orthodoxy with a radical new model” of consulting.
RP has made numerous appearances in national media including on PBS, Charlie Rose
, Fox News, CBS
, CNN
, and NPR
. Eddy has published several editorials and articles, mostly related to counterterrorism. Eddy testified before the US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security
in March 2008.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
diplomat. Currently, he is the CEO of Ergo, an emerging markets strategy and geopolitical intelligence firm headquartered in New York. Eddy is considered to be one of America’s most authoritative terrorism and national security experts and has advised the US and foreign governments.
Education
R.P. Eddy attended the Groton SchoolGroton School
Groton School is a private, Episcopal, college preparatory boarding school located in Groton, Massachusetts, U.S. It enrolls approximately 375 boys and girls, from the eighth through twelfth grades...
and the University School of Milwaukee
University School of Milwaukee
The University School of Milwaukee is a private pre-kindergarten through secondary preparatory school located on in River Hills and Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
for secondary education. Eddy graduated from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
with a B.Sc. in Neuroscience.
Government and public service
Eddy began his career as the Director of Counterterrorism at the White House National Security CouncilNational Security Council
A National Security Council is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security...
during the Clinton Administration from 1994 to 1996. Later, he served in a variety of advisory positions to top American government officials. He served as a Senior Advisor for Intelligence and Counterterrorism to the United States Secretary of Energy , Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, and US representative to negotiations at the International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
, in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
, and in Rwanda
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
.
After leaving the White House, Eddy served on behalf of the US government as Chief of Staff to US Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
Richard Holbrooke
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke was an American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker....
while Holbrooke served as the United States Ambassador the United Nations. Eddy left the US government and worked as a United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
diplomat through 2001, moving on to successive positions as a Senior Policy Officer to United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat of the United Nations, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations....
Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
. Eddy is credited as being one of the principal architects behind the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an international financing organization that aims to "[a]ttract and disburse additional resources to prevent and treat HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria." A public–private partnership, the organization has its secretariat in Geneva,...
.
Shortly after leaving the United Nations in 2001, Eddy founded the Center of Tactical Counterterrorism (CTCT), in cooperation with the New York Police Department shortly after the September 11 attacks. The CTCT grew into a think tank that expanded the NYPD’s counterterrorism capabilities. Eddy served as the Executive Director as the group was merged into the Center for Policing Terrorism within the Manhattan Institute
Manhattan Institute
The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research is a conservative, market-oriented think tank established in New York City in 1978 by Antony Fisher and William J...
. Eddy remains an advisor to the NYPD on counterterrorism issues.
Private Sector
Eddy entered the private sector in 2002 when he joined the Monitor GroupMonitor Group
Monitor Group is a global management consulting firm headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States and with 27 offices in 26 major cities around the world. It provides strategy consultation services to the senior management of organizations and governments...
where he led teams on projects on AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
pharmaceutical distribution and revamping the United States’ 9-1-1
9-1-1
9-1-1 is the emergency telephone number for the North American Numbering Plan .It is one of eight N11 codes.The use of this number is for emergency circumstances only, and to use it for any other purpose can be a crime.-History:In the earliest days of telephone technology, prior to the...
emergency telephone system. Eddy joined international consultancy Gerson Lehrman Group
Gerson Lehrman Group
Gerson Lehrman Group , founded in 1998 and headquartered in New York City, operates an expert network platform of more than 300,000 subject matter experts who provide independent consulting services to companies around the world....
in 2004 and became a Managing Director of the firm. In 2006, Eddy founded Ergo, a multinational strategy consulting firm specializing in emerging markets
Emerging markets
Emerging markets are nations with social or business activity in the process of rapid growth and industrialization. Based on data from 2006, there are around 28 emerging markets in the world . The economies of China and India are considered to be the largest...
and geopolitical intelligence. Eddy currently serves as the company’s CEO. While at Ergo, Eddy was instrumental in the founding of Northern Gulf Partners, an investment firm and financial advisory focused on Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
.
Committees, memberships, and accolades
Eddy is a member of the Council on Foreign RelationsCouncil on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs...
where he has frequently spoken on panel discussions on counterterrorism and urban security. . Eddy is a member of several other think tanks including the national security-oriented Madison Policy Forum and the National Consortium for Advancing Policing Board of Advisors which specializes in intelligence-led policing
Intelligence-led policing
Intelligence-led policing is a policing model that has emerged in recent years which is “built around risk assessment and risk management.”...
. Eddy was formerly a Senior Fellow for Counterterrorism at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research from 2002 to 2009 and was a Fellow at Harvard University’s
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
.
Eddy’s impact as a national security policy advocate has largely been through promoting the role of police in combating terrorism. He is credited with launch the “First Preventers” theory for policing which countered the previously widely practiced policy that police should be only first responders. Eddy’s advocacy holds that local police should be empowered to detect and prevent terrorists before they act.
Eddy has been the recipient of numerous awards, most notable of which was the World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
Global Leader of Tomorrow, presented in Davos
Davos
Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
in 2002. RP has also been named one of the top 100 “most esteemed terrorism and national security experts” in America by the Center for American Progress
Center for American Progress
The Center for American Progress is a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Its website states that the organization is "dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through progressive ideas and action." It has its headquarters in Washington D.C.Its President and Chief...
and Foreign Policy Magazine in 2006. Eddy is a recipient of the Leland Fellowship
Mickey Leland
George Thomas "Mickey" Leland was an anti-poverty activist who later became a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus...
, the Manfred Wörner Scholarship, and the Evangelische Akademie Scholarship. The Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review is a general management magazine published since 1922 by Harvard Business School Publishing, owned by the Harvard Business School. A monthly research-based magazine written for business practitioners, it claims a high ranking business readership among academics, executives,...
lauded Eddy’s efforts at Ergo as “breaking from industry orthodoxy with a radical new model” of consulting.
RP has made numerous appearances in national media including on PBS, Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose
Charles Peete "Charlie" Rose, Jr. is an American television talk show host and journalist. Since 1991 he has hosted Charlie Rose, an interview show distributed nationally by PBS since 1993...
, Fox News, CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, and NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
. Eddy has published several editorials and articles, mostly related to counterterrorism. Eddy testified before the US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security
United States House Committee on Homeland Security
The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Its responsibilities include U.S...
in March 2008.
Selected Publications
Eddy’s writings have been published in the The Times of London and other outlets. The following is a list of works authored or co-authored by R.P. Eddy:- The Future of Terror: Home Grown Jihad, Lone Jihadists, and Local Preventers
- Osama bin Laden wants a vote, so beware a late October surprise
- Crime Fighting and Counterterrorism
- McJihad at Virgina Tech
- Why and How to Protect Trains
- In The End All Terrorism Is Local
- Jihad@work
- Be Prepared for Terrorism: How to Survive a Suicide Bombing