John Ellis, Jebsen Center Senior Fellow for Counter-Terrorism Studies

John Ellis is a Jebsen Center Senior Fellow for Counter-Terrorism Studies. He is a leading expert in genomic and biological warfare and a nationally-recognized journalist and media consultant on political, economic, and terrorism-related issues.

Mr. Ellis is currently a partner in Sand Hills Partners, a small venture capital firm, and the Chairman of Sand Hills Celera Capital Corporation, a privately-held business development corporation.

From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Ellis was a Senior Fellow at the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point. His essay on “genomic” warfare was published by the West Point CTC in 2003 and has since been republished and widely circulated in academic and military circles. In January 2005, President George W. Bush awarded Mr. Ellis the Department of Defense’s Outstanding Civilian Service Award for his work at West Point and for the U.S. Army.

Prior to working in the financial advisory services arena, Mr. Ellis was a columnist for Fast Company Magazine, Inside Magazine and the op-ed page of The Boston Globe. His work for Fast Company was twice nominated for a National Magazine Award, and his work at The Boston Globe was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1999. Throughout the 1990s, Mr. Ellis maintained an active consulting practice, focusing on media and financial services. Mr. Ellis is a graduate of Yale University and a former Appleman Fellow at The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

ellis@sandhillspartners.com