John E. Pike
President
John Pike was for 18 years responsible for projects on Space Policy, Intelligence, Military Analysis, and related fields at the Federation of American Scientists. A former political consultant and science writer, Mr. Pike is the author of over 200 studies and articles on space and national security.
A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, in 1983 Pike initiated the Space Policy Working Group, consisting of public interest and Congressional staff working on missile defense and related issues, and he chaired the Group through 1984. And in 1994 and 1995 he convened the Military Spending Working Group, a weekly meeting of advocacy and policy organizations focused on alternative security strategies. He was active in the formation of the National Campaign to Save the ABM Treaty, and served on its Executive Committee.
In 1986 the National Journal named Pike as one of the 150 "People Who Make a Difference" in Washington. In 1988 U.S. News and World Report, citing his work on space and defense, listed him among the 250 members of the "New American Establishment." In 1991 he received the "Public Service Award" of the Federation of American Scientists. In 1994 he was named one of the 25 "Rising Stars Who Will Lead us into the Next Space Age" by the National Space Society's Ad Astra magazine. And in 1997 he was presented with the Open Source "Award of the Golden Candle" for his work on intelligence related issues.
In 1991 he participated in the NASA International Near-Earth Object (NEO) Detection Panel, and currently serves as a consultant to the NEO Working Group of the International Astronomical Union. He has served as a Technical Consultant to the United Nations Group of Government Experts on Confidence Building Measures in Outer Space, as well as to a variety of other government and corporate clients, including Cable News Network, National Public Radio, Universal Studios and the British Broadcasting Corporation. He is frequently called on by print and broadcast media for commentary, and by Congressional Committees for testimony, on space and national security issues.