Edward Wittenstein

Lecturer in Law

(spring term)


Edward (“Ted”) Wittenstein is a Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School as well as Deputy Director for Leadership Programs and Lecturer at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs. Wittenstein also serves as Executive Director of Yale’s Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy, a foreign policy studies program founded upon the donation of Dr. Henry Kissinger’s papers to Yale. 

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Education & Curriculum Vitae


J.D., Yale Law School, 2012
B.A., Yale College, 2004

Courses Taught


  • Cybersecurity, Cyberwar, and International Relations

Edward (“Ted”) Wittenstein is a Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School as well as Deputy Director for Leadership Programs and Lecturer at Yale University’s Jackson School of Global Affairs. Wittenstein also serves as Executive Director of Yale’s Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy, a foreign policy studies program founded upon the donation of Dr. Henry Kissinger’s papers to Yale. A Lecturer in Global Affairs, Wittenstein teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on intelligence, cybersecurity, and national security decision-making. He is a graduate of Yale College and Yale Law School. Prior to returning to Yale, Wittenstein held a variety of positions at the U.S. Department of Defense, Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Department of State.