Biography

Ferrell Horn joined UAH after a career in federal government service, primarily in the field of national security. Initially, she worked on the Hill and as a contractor for the U.S. Army and the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Nonproliferation Policy. Following those assignments, she joined the Central Intelligence Agency and worked across the intelligence community (IC) on both strategic and tactical threats. During her twenty years at the Agency, Ferrell worked on a wide variety of critical national security issues including counterintelligence, emerging technologies, telecommunication networks, overseas extremist insurgencies, energy and natural resources in the Arctic region to include the 2013 National Strategy For the Arctic Region (NSAR), and political analysis in the Middle East and Eurasia. In 2021, Ferrell was detailed to the FBI for a joint-duty assignment focused on a large-scale emerging technology development initiative for the FBI at Redstone Arsenal.

Education

• MA, National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College, 2010
• MA, National Security Studies, Georgetown University, 2001
• BA, Political Science, Emory University, 1998