Steven Emerson is the founder and current executive director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism. An award-winning journalist and internationally recognized expert on terrorism and national security, he is the author of six books, including the New York Times best seller American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us. He has testified before Congress numerous times on terrorism and was one of the few experts before 9/11 to warn specifically of the threat to America from Osama bin Laden.