Charles F. Hermann

Charles F. Hermann is Professor Emeritus in the International Affairs Department at the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. He is an expert on American foreign policy, crisis management, and small group decision-making.

Dr. Hermann received his B.A in political science from DePauw University, and an M.A. and PhD political science from Northwestern University. After his graduation, Hermann taught at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. From 1969-70, Hermann served on the United States National Security Council (NSC) staff under the then National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. His appointment to NSC was through the International Affairs Fellowship of Council on Foreign Relations

After his stint at the National Security Council, Dr. Hermann joined the Department of Political Science at Ohio State University in 1970. He served as the director of the Mershon Center, an academic research center dedicated to national security and foreign policy issues from 1980-1995; for two years, he was also the acting vice provost for international affairs.

Dr. Hermann is a member of Council on Foreign Relations,[10] American Political Science Association, International Studies Association, International Society for Political Psychology, and the Arms Control Association. He was also a 1991-1992 Fellow in the Pew Case Program of the Kennedy School at Harvard University.

Dr. Hermann joined Texas A&M University in 1995 when he was called to serve as the founding Director of the Bush School, which was established as part of President George H.W. Bush’s Presidential Library complex at Texas A&M University. He retired in August 2019, after 24 years of service at Texas A&M.

He is the author/editor of numerous books and journal articles on issues relating to foreign policy, simulation, national security, and group decision-making. In pursuit of his research, Dr. Hermann has received a number of grants and contracts from both private and public sources, currently including NSF, Advanced Research Project Agency, the MacArthur Foundation, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Hermann has also been president of the International Studies Association and has served on the editorial board of several professional journals.

He remains active in the Bryan-College Station local community, having served as president of the Opera and Performing Arts Society, the Bryan Rotary Club, and the Brazos Valley Symphony Society Board.