16 Facts About Juliette Kayyem

Juliette N Kayyem was born on August 16,1969 and is an American former government official and author.

Juliette Kayyem is a former candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, and has held positions as a Belfer Lecturer in International Security at the John F Kennedy School of Government and as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Pacific Council on International Policy.

Juliette Kayyem previously served a senior advisor to the NSO Group, the Israeli tech firm known for the Pegasus spyware tool.

Juliette Kayyem began her legal career in 1995 at the Department of Justice, ultimately serving as an advisor to Attorney General Janet Reno until 1999.

From 1999 to 2000, Juliette Kayyem served as House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt's appointee to the National Commission on Terrorism, a congressionally mandated review of how the government could better prepare for the growing terrorist threat.

In July 2013, it was reported that Juliette Kayyem was considering a bid for Governor of Massachusetts in the 2014 election.

In February 2014, it was reported by The Boston Globe that Juliette Kayyem failed to vote in either 2009 and 2010.

Since 2001, Juliette Kayyem has been a resident scholar at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, serving both as executive director of the Kennedy School's Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness, a terrorism and homeland security research program, and as co-director of Harvard's Long-Term Legal Strategy for Combating Terrorism.

Juliette Kayyem is a member of the Belfer Center board of directors, and Faculty Co-Chair, Dubai Initiative.

Until February 2020, Juliette Kayyem was a senior advisor to NSO Group, an Israeli technology firm known for its Pegasus spying tool.

Juliette Kayyem has been reported to provide spying software that has been used in targeted attacks against human rights activists and journalists in various countries, and played a role in the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.

In October 2017, Juliette Kayyem became the chief executive officer of Massachusetts-based Zemcar, an on-demand and scheduled ridesharing company focused on children and seniors.

On October 21,2019, Juliette Kayyem was hired as an opinion contributor by The Washington Post, where Khashoggi worked as a columnist.

In February 2020, Juliette Kayyem stepped down from her role as a senior adviser at NSO.

Juliette Kayyem is married to David J Barron, a judge on the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

Juliette Kayyem served on the advisory board of the Qatari-government financed International Centre for Sport Security.