About Clark Ervin
 Clark Kent Ervin joined the Aspen Institute in January 2005, to explore the creation of a homeland security initiative. Before joining the Institute, he served as the first Inspector General of the United States Department of Homeland Security, from January 2003 to December 2004. Prior to his service at DHS, he served as the Inspector General of the United States Department of State, from August 2001 to January 2003. His service in the George W. Bush Administration is preceded by his service as the Associate Director of Policy in the White House Office of National Service in the George H.W. Bush Administration.
A native Houstonian, Mr. Ervin served in the state government of Texas from 1995 to 2001, first as Assistant Secretary of State, and then as a Deputy Attorney General.
He has practiced law twice in the private sector, with the Houston based firms of Vinson & Elkins, and Locke, Liddell, & Sapp, respectively.
Mr. Ervin earned a B.A. degree cum laude in Government from Harvard in 1980, an M.A. degree in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from Oxford University in 1982 as a Rhodes Scholar, and a J. D. degree cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1985.
In addition to his work at The Aspen Institute, Mr. Ervin has been an exclusive on-air analyst and contributor at CNN, where he focused on homeland security, national security, and intelligence issues. He is frequently cited as an expert on these matters by major national and international publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Time magazine, and The Economist. His opinion pieces have appeared in, among other papers, The New York Times and The Washington Post. His book on homeland security, titled, "Open Target: Where America is Vulnerable to Attack," was published by the St. Martin's Press imprint, Palgrave Macmillan, in May, 2006. Mr. Ervin is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Asia Society, and the American Association of Rhodes Scholars.
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Listen to a Sept 10, 2007 interview with Clark Ervin,
"Americans Ask, 'Are we Safer Today?,' on National Public Radio.
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 Clark Ervin is author of the book Open Target: Where America is Vulnerable to Attack (Palgrave MacMillan)
Articles by or about Clark Ervin:
Clark Kent Ervin is among a group selected to investigate billions of dollars of contract spending in Iraq and Afghanistan (Wartime contracting commission members named, Government Executive, July 1, 2008)
Clark Kent Ervin recommends key changes in procurement operations for the Department of Homeland Security (HS Today, Advice to Next Administration: Strengthen Procurement, May 2, 2008)
Clark Kent Ervin blogs for the New York Times: Look Out Below, (January 4, 2008)
Clark Kent Ervin blogs for the New York Times: Will More Eyes Make Us Safer?, (December 30, 2007)
Clark Ken Ervin blogs for the New York Times: Where Should Airport Security Begin? (December 17, 2007)
Clark Kent Ervin blogs for the New York Times: Screening Dreams, (December 10, 2007)
- Aspen Institute Homeland Security Program Director Ervin Testifies on Cover Blown Before House Panel (LexisNexis News, November 14, 2007)
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- Why N.Y. Driver's License Plan Might Make Us Safer (USA Today, November 1, 2007)
- U.S. resolve must match the terrorist threat to close the vulnerability gap writes Clark Kent Ervin in the San Francisco Chronicle (Our resolve must match al Qaeda's, September 12, 2007)
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Clark Kent Ervin, director of the Institute's Homeland Security Initiative, writes of the imperative to keep inspectors general independent to ensure their effectiveness ( Los Angeles Times, Protect government watchdogs from politics , May 19, 2007).
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