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Michael Kuiken

Michael Kuiken

Mike Kuiken serves as a commissioner on the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which he was appointed to by Sen. Chuck Schumer following nearly 23 years in staff roles within the U.S. Senate. Mike is also a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, an expert advisor at the Strategic Competition Studies Project, and an advisor to CEOs and senior leaders of investment and technology firms.

Kuiken previously served as the majority leader’s national security advisor, the Senate’s most senior national security staff role. He also crafted and led the successful campaign that secured the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, and he played a key role in establishing and managing the Senate’s Artificial Intelligence Insight Forums.

Prior to joining Schumer’s team, Mike spent more than 12 years as a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Over the course of his career, Mike has been on the frontlines of virtually every consequential national security policy issue: the war on terror; the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; Iran; the Arab Spring; the conflict in Syria; the rise of the Islamic State; the rise of China; Taiwan; and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.