David Shimer


David Shimer is an American journalist, author, and foreign policy analyst. He served on the White House National Security Council during the Biden administration.

Early life

Shimer graduated from Yale University with bachelor's and master's degrees in history. While at Yale, he was the editor in chief of the Yale Daily News.
In 2018, he received a Marshall Scholarship and attended the University of Oxford, where he received a doctorate in international relations.

Career

In 2017 and 2018, Shimer reported articles for The New York Times from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. In June 2020, he published the book Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference, a global history of foreign election interference. The New York Times, in its review of Rigged, said the book was "extraordinary and gripping" and had "the insight of a superb work of history." Rigged was also positively reviewed by NPR and The Guardian.
During the Biden administration, Shimer served on the United States National Security Council from 2021 to 2025, including as the director for Eastern Europe and Ukraine and as director for Russian Affairs. Shimer was closely involved in the U.S. response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including efforts to release U.S. intelligence on Russia's plans before the invasion and to deliver U.S. military equipment to Ukraine.
In January 2025, Shimer argued in the The Wall Street Journal that the United States should continue providing aid to the Ukrainian military.
Shimer has worked as a research fellow at Yale University, Columbia University, and the Wilson Center.

Selected publications

Articles

  • "". The New York Times, June 20, 2017
  • "". The New York Times, June 28, 2017
  • "". The New York Times, June 30, 2017
  • "". The New York Times, July 8, 2017
  • "". The New York Times, January 26, 2018
  • "". The New York Times, October 31, 2018.
  • "". The New Yorker, December 8, 2018.
  • "". The New York Times, December 26, 2018.
  • "". The New York Times, December 31, 2018.
  • "". , Foreign Affairs, April 5, 2019.
  • "". The Washington Post, June 26, 2020.
  • "". the Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2025.
  • "". Foreign Affairs, May 21, 2025.
  • "". Foreign Affairs, July 7, 2025.

    Book

  • Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference. New York: Knopf, 2020.