Mike Kuiken serves as a Commissioner on the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission following nearly 23 years in the U.S. Senate. He is Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and serves as an advisor to the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP). He is also a member of Anthropic’s National Security and Public Sector Advisory Council, and consults with CEOs, boards, and senior leaders across investment, AI, defense, technology, and multinational firms globally.
Mike previously served as Majority Leader Schumer's National Security Advisor, holding the Senate's most senior national security staff role. He also crafted and led the successful campaign that secured the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act and played a key role in establishing and managing the Senate's Artificial Intelligence Insight Forums. Prior to joining Senator Schumer’s team, Mike spent more than 12 years as a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Over the course of his career, Mike has been on the front lines of virtually every consequential national security policy issue of the past two decades. From the post-9/11 wars on terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, including the U.S. response to improvised explosive devices, to today's strategic competition with China and tensions over Taiwan, he has helped shape America's response to defining crises including the Arab Spring, rise of ISIS, conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, and evolving cyber threats. His work has taken him to over 75 countries, including every major conflict zone since 9/11, bringing frontline insight to U.S. national security policy.
Mike began his career on the staff of the late Senator Carl Levin in the summer of 2001.
Mike earned his B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Calvin University and his M.A. in International Commerce and Policy from George Mason University.
Commissioner Kuiken was appointed to the Commission by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer for a term expiring December 31, 2025.