Mike Watson is the Executive Director of the Alexander Hamilton Society (AHS), a national network dedicated to preparing the next generation of leaders in American foreign policy and national security, a role he assumed on January 1, 2026 after being a member of the organization for nearly fifteen years. Prior to AHS, he served as a Fellow and Deputy Director of the Center for Strategy and American Statecraft at Hudson Institute, and earlier in his career worked as a research assistant to the late Charles Krauthammer. A columnist at the Washington Free Beacon and contributor to The Wall Street Journal, National Affairs, Commentary, and Tablet, Watson's writing focuses on sustaining active American leadership abroad rooted in the principles of the Founding and the realities of the 21st century. He holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia and a master's degree from the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.