Steven Emerson is an independent investigative journalist and terrorism analyst who specializes in Middle East terrorism. For his 1994 documentary Jihad in America, he received the George Polk Award for excellence in journalism and the Investigative Reporters and Editors' Award for best national investigation into criminal activity. His investigation has been cited as the basis for the introduction of President Clinton's Omnibus anti-Terror Legislation. As an expert on terrorism and Islamic fundamentalism, Emerson has testified before Congressional Committees and has briefed US law enforcement and intelligence agencies. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New Republic and other publications. He is the author of four books, including Terrorist and The Fall of Pan Am 103, and is presently at work on a new documentary series and book about radical Islamic fundamentalist networks.
 
Steven Emerson is an internationally recognized expert on terrorism and national security, a correspondent, and an author who also serves as the Executive Director of The Investigative Project. Mr. Emerson is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts in the world on militant Islamic terrorism. He now serves as NBC's terrorism analyst. Since September 11, 2001, Mr. Emerson has appeared frequently on network television and has been quoted or cited hundreds of times in the nation's top newspapers. Mr. Emerson has also given numerous briefings to Congress, the White House, Justice Department and other federal agencies.