Benjamin Woolsey
Policy Analyst, Center for American Security
The only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
- John Locke
Benjamin Woolsey serves as a Policy Analyst for the America First Policy Institute’s Center for American Security. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, he earned a Master of National Security Policy from the RAND School of Public Policy and holds bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Philosophy from Penn State University’s Schreyer Honors College. Woolsey previously worked as a Research Intern at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ Center for Military and Political Power and as a Senate Intern for Senator Joni Ernst, supporting her National Security Team. In his free time, he enjoys watching Penn State football, reading philosophy, and spending time with friends and family.