Brewster Denny

Brewster Denny
Dean Emeritus and Professor of Public Affairs
Ph.D., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1959

Areas of Specialization:
American Foreign Policy

Academically, Brewster Denny is an historian. He was the founder and first dean of the Evans School from 1962-80, headed the Marine Affairs effort from 1972-79, and was the head of the Foreign Affairs professional program from 1967-90.

His public service includes:

• Naval service in WWII and the Korean War period
• Supervisory intelligence research analyst for eight years assessing Soviet special weapons capabilities and intentions
• Member of the Professional Staff of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on National Policy Machinery
• Advisor during the national security transition between the Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations
• U.S. Representative to the General Assembly of the United Nation
• Representative of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences to help on science policy in Thailand, Korea, the Philippines, and Jordan

He has been as a trustee of The Century Foundation since 1974, serving as board chairman from 1986-94. He has worked on a number of the fund’s research programs, assisted in the design of projects, and reviewed manuscripts - especially those involving foreign policy, arms control, intelligence, post-war organization of Europe, and U.S. Russian relations after the Cold War.

Denny speaks, reads, and writes Russian, and has visited Russia twice. He is active in a number of local public service activities, including chairman of the Children’s Budget Coalition of the Children’s Alliance.

Curriculum Vitae (6KB PDF)