Emilian Papadopoulos - Director

Emilian Papadopoulos is a Director at Good Harbor, where he focuses on safety and security master planning initiatives, specializing in public transportation security. He serves clients on a range of risk management, urban planning, and critical infrastructure security initiatives.

Mr. Papadopoulos joined the firm in August 2008 after serving as a summer associate in 2007 and an external consultant in 2007-2008. During this time, he co-authored a report on passenger rail safety and security entitled, Securing Passenger-Rail Against Terrorism: Recommendations for Plan Abu Dhabi 2030.

Before joining Good Harbor, Mr. Papadopoulos completed a master's degree in public policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. He specialized in negotiations analysis and in international security. While at the Kennedy School, he served as a course assistant to Richard Clarke and Rand Beers. He also co-authored the introduction to Terrorism: What the Next President Will Face, a volume of The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science published in July 2008.

Before enrolling at the Kennedy School, Mr. Papadopoulos worked in Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, where he developed lobbying strategies for advancing Canada's security and trade interests in the United States. He previously worked in public relations at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Mr. Papadopoulos received his bachelor's degree in political science and history from the University of Toronto.