▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Commission er ▁of ▁C ounter - T error ism ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Police ▁Department ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁person ▁to ▁hold ▁this ▁position . ▁His ▁prede cess ors ▁were ▁Frank ▁Lib ut ti ▁and ▁Michael ▁She e han . ▁ ▁Education ▁Fal ken r ath ▁is ▁a ▁sum ma ▁cum ▁la ude ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Occ ident al ▁College , ▁with ▁degrees ▁in ▁econom ics ▁and ▁international ▁relations . ▁He ▁holds ▁a ▁Ph . D ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁War ▁Studies ▁at ▁King ' s ▁College ▁London , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Marshall ▁Sch olar . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁From ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Fal ken r ath ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Harvard ▁University ' s ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁School ▁of ▁Government , ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁post do ctor al ▁research ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Bel fer ▁Center ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁International ▁Affairs ; ▁then ▁as ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Center ; ▁and ▁finally ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Professor ▁of ▁Public ▁Policy . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁founder ▁and ▁co - Pr incipal ▁Investig ator ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Session ▁on ▁Dom estic ▁P rep ared ness ; ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁P anel ▁to ▁Ass ess ▁Dom estic ▁Response ▁Cap abilities ▁for ▁T error ism ▁In vol ving