A Senior Lecturer and faculty chair of the Homeland Security and Security and Global Health Projects at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Juliette Kayyem has served as the Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security and is the recipient of many government honors, including the Distinguished Public Service Award, the Coast Guard's highest medal awarded to a civilian. She has also served on the Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Advisory Committee, where she co-authored its strategic assessment of critical infrastructure and cyber security vulnerabilities. Currently she also serves as a national security analyst for CNN. Her most recent book, The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters, is described as an "engagingly urgent blueprint for rethinking our approach to disaster preparedness and response."
the rappaport speakers series presents
How Secure Is Our National Security?
Threats & Vulnerabilities in 2025
An in-depth conversation about one of the most significant questions of our time, with Juliette Kayyem, a national leader in homeland security and crisis management.
Professor Juliette Kayyem
How Secure Is Your National Security
How Secure is Your National Security?” Juliette Kayyem, a national leader in homeland security and crisis management, will address this question as the first guest speaker in this years Rappaport Center Treasure Coast Speaker Series. The program is open to the public at Temple Beit HaYam in Stuart on February 13.
Juliette Kayyem is a Senior Lecturer and faculty chair of the Homeland Security Project and the Security and Global Health Project at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. She is also a national security analyst for CNN and has written and spoken extensively about the threats and vulnerabilities that the nation and in fact the globe now face from natural disasters and vulnerabilities in the nations critical infrastructure and cyber security vulnerabilities.
Her most recent book, The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters, is described as an "engagingly urgent blueprint for rethinking our approach to disaster preparedness and response."
About The Rappaport Foundation
The Phyllis & Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation is a nonprofit that partners with leading institutions in Boston and beyond to promote and nurture emerging leaders in the fields of public policy, neurodegenerative disease, mental health and the arts.
The Foundation has a long and proud history of supporting emerging leaders, including civic leaders who improve the lives of their constituents and communities, medical researchers who have unlocked the mysteries of the brain, mental illness and Alzheimer's disease, and artists who enrich lives, ignite imaginations, and challenge us to see the world in a new light. In Stuart, Florida, it sponsors the Rappaport Center Treasure Coast Speaker Series to encourage thoughtful dialogue on issues of national and international importance.
About Temple Beit HaYam
Temple Beit HaYam is a Reform Jewish Congregation committed to Torah (life-long Jewish education), avodah (worship through prayer and observance) and gemilut chasadim (the pursuit of justice, peace and deeds of loving kindness). Founded in September 1993 in Stuart, Florida, by a group of dedicated Jewish families, the congregation opened its Temple building in Monterey Commons Professional Park in January 2000. In addition to worship services, the Temple offers Hebrew and religious training to youngsters from kindergarten through high school, has active Sisterhood and Brotherhood programs, and extends its outreach to the Treasure Coast community through concerts, lectures, and other events.
