With U.S. Senator Andy Kim
CEO and Founder
I am a public scholar, educator, and strategic advisor who uses historical analysis to educate policy decision makers, strengthen democratic institutions, and bring historical scholarship to bear on public decision making.
I hold a Ph.D. in History from Rutgers University and an M.Sc. in Theory and History of International Relations from The London School of Economics, with a decade of teaching experience at Rutgers–Newark. My book, Keeping a Finger on the Button: Presidential Continuity and the Nuclear Age (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025), examines how Cold War nuclear anxieties shaped the 25th Amendment, identifies gaps that still threaten presidential continuity, democratic stability, and national security, and offers concrete reforms to address them.
My work on presidential continuity—including incapacity and succession—democratic governance, constitutional reform, and the president’s sole authority over nuclear weapons has led to interviews on national and international podcasts, radio programs, and public-affairs platforms, including Monocle Radio, LBC Radio, KALW/NPR affiliate programming, and iHeart Radio.
As CEO and Founder of Lubot Strategies, my work integrates institutional analysis, historical research, strategic leadership, and policy advising, and contributes to contemporary debates on executive power, democratic stability, and public policy. I advise nonprofits, government and civic leaders, multinational organizations, and universities on governance, public affairs, and organizational strategy, while using historical analysis to inform leadership, policy development, and decision-making. My work is grounded in public service and political experience, including roles in the White House, the U.S. Senate, U.S. congressional campaigns, and both the legislative and executive branches of state government, where I developed policy and translated policy priorities into institutional action. I also serve as Visiting Associate at the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
“Historians have to make a special effort and be unabashed about connecting historical knowledge and understanding to contemporary strategic and operational problems.” ~H.R. McMaster
Mission and Approach
Lubot Strategies is a scholar-led research, writing, and advisory practice founded by historian, author, and strategic advisor Dr. Rebecca Lubot.
Backed by historical, archival, and qualitative research, Lubot Strategies enables authors, scholars, colleges and universities, civic institutions, and policy and business leaders to develop books, institutional histories, public scholarship, and practical insight for decision-making.
The practice brings together historical analysis, institutional knowledge, public scholarship, and strategic advisory experience to help clients better understand complex institutional, political, and governance challenges. Drawing on experience across higher education, public policy, government, nonprofit leadership, and archival research, Lubot Strategies supports projects that connect scholarship to public life and historical understanding to contemporary decision-making.
Areas of work include historical and archival research, oral history and institutional memory projects, nonfiction manuscript development, public scholarship, policy history analysis, and decision-ready research for universities, civic institutions, foundations, and leadership organizations.
Lubot Strategies collaborates with researchers, writers, editors, advisors, and institutional partners as needed to support the goals and scope of individual projects.
Special Advisor
Alex Gonzalez, Esq. is a special advisor for Lubot Strategies. An accomplished lawyer and legal executive, he has practiced for over 15 years.
Alex has represented domestic and global private and public companies across many industries including: energy; renewables; IT and cybersecurity; technology; manufacturing; life sciences and pharmaceuticals; banking and financial services; food and beverage; gaming; and sports and entertainment.
He has significant experience in government and regulatory affairs; ESG; governance and board reporting; ethics and compliance; mergers and acquisitions; commercial transactions; securities disclosure and capital markets transactions; treasury and finance; and intellectual property transactions.
Alex earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Rutgers University and his juris doctor degree from Rutgers School of Law. He has received several awards in the legal field and his work has been featured in legal publications.
He is a trusted business leader, problem solver, partner, strategist, and fluent Spanish speaker. Additional information can be found by visiting his LinkedIn profile.
“Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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