Todd Bensman

Todd Bensman is a Texas-based senior national security fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington D.C.-based research institute, and a writing fellow for the Middle East Forum.

For nearly a decade prior to joining CIS in August 2018, Bensman led counter-terrorism intelligence efforts for the Texas Department of Public Safety's Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division and its multi-agency fusion center. Prior to his homeland security work, Bensman worked for 23 years as a journalist, covering national security after 9/11 for major newspapers.