Mr. Scheinman is Senior Advisor for Nuclear Nonproliferation in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation at the U.S. Department of State from January 2001. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Director for Nonproliferation on the White House National Security Staff. Prior to this role, from 1999 to 2009, he held a number of positions in the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration. From 1995 to 1999, he served as Foreign Affairs Analyst in the Office of International Policy and Analysis Division at the Department of Energy. From 1994 to 1995, he served as Senior Policy Analyst at the Lawyers Alliance for World Security. From 1990 to 1994, he served as Program Coordinator at the Washington Council on Non-Proliferation. He received a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.A. from the George Washington Elliot School of International Affairs.