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John Gans is the Global Order Program Manager.  Prior to joining PWH in December 2017, Dr. John A. Gans, Jr. was the chief speechwriter to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. He served as the principal advisor to the Secretary Carter on planning, positioning, and preparation of remarks; managed a team of writers; and drafted dozens of speeches delivered around the world. In addition to leading the writing team at the Defense Department, Gans served as senior speechwriter for Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew.

Over the course of his career, Gans worked with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, the 2008 Beijing Olympic bid delegation, American Airlines, and, in the wake of September 11, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at Ground Zero. He is also a reserve Navy Public Affairs Officer (PAO).

Gans is currently writing a book on the people and the power of the National Security Council staff, which will be published by a division of W.W. Norton in the coming year.  Gans earned his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, where he also taught for several years.