Nicholas Romanow is an active-duty US Navy officer currently serving afloat in the Forward-Deployed Naval Forces-Japan. Prior to his overseas assignment, he was assigned to the National Security Agency's Cybersecurity Collaboration Center. He holds a bachelor's degree in International Relations and Global Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was also an undergraduate fellow with the Clements Center for National Security. He has written widely on security and leadership matters for outlets including War on the Rocks, the US Naval Institute Proceedings, and the Pacific Forum.