About the Executive Committee (EXCOM)
GUWS EXCOM
The members of the GUWS Executive Committee are committed to facilitating an open and friendly environment for Georgetown students and young professionals to learn more about the profession of wargaming.
GUWS is currently advised by SSP Adjunct Professor Sebastian Bae.
To get in touch with our Executive Committee or get involved as a future GUWS officer, drop us a line at guws@georgetown.edu!
Faculty Advisor - Sebastian J. Bae
Sebastian J. Bae, a research analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA), works in wargaming, emerging technologies, the future of warfare, and strategy and doctrine for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. He also serves as an adjunct assistant professor at the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University, where he teaches a graduate course on designing educational wargames. He taught similar courses at the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College and U.S. Naval Academy. He is also the faculty advisor to the Georgetown University Wargaming Society, the Co-Chair of the Military Operations Research Society Wargaming Community of Practice, a Fellow at the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Creativity, and serves on the Executive Committee for the Educational Wargaming Cooperative. Previously, he served six years in the Marine Corps infantry, leaving as a sergeant. He deployed to Iraq in 2009.
Co-President - Sam Buan, SFS ‘26, MSFS ‘27
Sam Buan is a senior at Georgetown University from the suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is studying Science, Technology, and International Affairs with a concentration in Energy and Environment, as well as Chinese and Physics. He is interested in how climate change and other crises affect international relations and security.
Co-President - Sophia Chang SSP ‘26
Sophia is a current junior at Georgetown studying Science, Tech, and International Affairs. In her free time, she can be found at the observatory, doing logistics work for the Astronomical Society, or trying to find more space war games to bring to GUWS. She’s interested in space policy, wargaming, and trade compliance.
Vice President - Sam Arthur, SFS ‘28
Sam Arthur is a sophomore at Georgetown from Santa Clara, California studying Regional Studies with a focus on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. He is interested in hybrid regimes and ground combat wargaming. He is also an editor for The Caravel and a cohort leader in the Philonomosian Society.
Outreach and Program Director - Morgan Muse, SSP ‘27
Morgan Muse is a graduate student in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, and a researcher at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA). In her time at CNA, Morgan has supported operational and tactical level military wargames with III Marine Expeditionary Force, Marine Corps Special Operations Command, the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, and US Army Europe and Africa. Her topical areas of interest include allies and partners, foreign malign influence, and mis-/dis-information. Morgan received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Virginia prior to beginning her studies at Georgetown.
Game Director - Walter Kunkle, SSP ‘24
Walter Kunkle is currently a MA candidate in Georgetown's Security Studies Program. His studies focus on wargaming and simulation, U.S.-Russia relations, and nuclear escalation. He works part-time designing wargames for the U.S. Naval Academy. While he loves games of all sorts, he is an avid miniature gamer and painter at heart. Statistically, he is planning a Twilight Imperium game as you are reading this.
Alumni Mentor - Nick Wernert, MAAS '21
Nick is a 2021 M.A. graduate of the Georgetown Arab Studies Program and currently works as a wargame specialist at Marine Corps University. He is a fan of all types of games, sports, and simulations, but has a particular love for SPI hex-and-counter games and riichi mahjong.