Scott Woodruff Lyons is the Department of War/Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s Senior Advisor in Oceania. In this role, he oversees all security sector reform for the region.
Prior to his US Federal Government service, Mr. Woodruff Lyons was Director of Programs at the American Society of International Law; oversaw the development of a technical guide on court reform for the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Rule of Law Initiative; was legal counsel for the Security Sector Reform program in Liberia; and conducted legal advisory work for the Special Court for Sierra Leone. He has published extensively on International Law and Civilian-Military Coordination. Besides teaching at Santa Clara University School of Law in various areas of international law, he is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Global Health at the Uniformed Services University. He has also lectured at Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in the areas of maritime domain awareness, anti-corruption, and security cooperation.
Mr. Woodruff Lyons has a Juris Doctor from American University’s Washington College of Law, a Master of Arts in International Affairs from American University’s School of International Service, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Middle Eastern and North African Studies from the University of Michigan. He is an avid hiker, including multiple sections of the Appalachian Trail, and volunteers in election protection. His family includes his spouse, their four children, and their rescue animals.