David Shimer is an American journalist, author, and foreign policy analyst. He served on the White House National Security Council (NSC) during the Biden administration.
David Shimer | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Education | Yale University (BA, MA) Magdalen College, Oxford (DPhil) |
| Notable work | Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference (2020) |
Shimer graduated from Yale University with bachelor's and master's degrees in history. [1] [2] While at Yale, he was the editor in chief of the Yale Daily News . [2]
In 2018, he received a Marshall Scholarship and attended the University of Oxford, where he received a doctorate in international relations. [2] [3]
In 2017 and 2018, Shimer reported articles for The New York Times from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. [4] [5] [6] [7] In June 2020, he published the book Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference (Knopf), a global history of foreign election interference. [8] The New York Times, in its review of Rigged, said the book was "extraordinary and gripping" and had "the insight of a superb work of history." [9] Rigged was also positively reviewed by NPR and The Guardian . [10] [11]
During the Biden administration, Shimer served on the United States National Security Council from 2021 to 2025, including as the director for Eastern Europe and Ukraine and as director for Russian Affairs. [12] Shimer was closely involved in the U.S. response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including efforts to release U.S. intelligence on Russia's plans prior to the invasion and to deliver U.S. military equipment to Ukraine. [13]
In January 2025, Shimer argued in the The Wall Street Journal that the United States should continue providing aid to the Ukrainian military. [14]
Shimer has worked as a research fellow at Yale University, Columbia University, and the Wilson Center. [1] [3]