Jason Healey is an American senior research scholar and adjunct professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University.

Initially trained as a fighter pilot, Healey transitioned to signals intelligence and in 1998, began working at The Pentagon, implementing a computer network defense system.

In Hong Kong, as vice president at Goldman Sachs, he developed a crisis-response system to address incidents across Asia.

He predicted that U.S. interests abroad would suffer "deep and long term damage" if the administration failed to find alternatives to spying conducted by the National Security Agency.

He explores this development through historical studies, beginning with the KGB's 1986 hacking initiative to steal military plans from the U.S. in what is referred to as the Cuckoo's Egg Case.