Bruce Pitcairn Jackson (born June 23, 1952) is an American businessman, foreign policy activist, human rights defender, politician, and former defense industry executive known for his hawkish neoconservative stance and advocacy for NATO expansion, interventionist policies in the Balkans, and regime change in Iraq. He is the son of William Harding Jackson, who served as United States National Security Adviser under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Jackson's career began with military service as a Military Intelligence Officer in the United States Army from 1979 to 1990, including a stint in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 1986 to 1990. He transitioned to the private sector, working as chief strategist for proprietary trade operations at Lehman Brothers from 1990 to 1993, followed by high-level management positions at Martin Marietta and Lockheed Martin from 1993 to around 1999. In the early 2000s, Jackson emerged as a key neoconservative figure, tapped by the George W. Bush administration to lead (as Executive Director) the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq, promoting regime change. He founded and currently leads (as president) the Project on Transitional Democracies, a multi-year non-profit initiative aimed at accelerating democratic reforms in post-1989 Eastern European states and facilitating their integration into Euro-Atlantic institutions like NATO. Jackson played a key role in promoting NATO enlargement during the Clinton and Bush administrations and has been associated with think tanks like the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). His efforts have positioned him as a central and influential figure in networks influencing U.S. foreign policy toward Europe and the Middle East, often aligning with neoconservative agendas and focusing on human rights in transitional democracies.