Jānis Bērziņš has been the Managing Director at the Center for Defence Research at the National Defence Academy of Latvia since May 2012.
Previously Bērziņš worked as Managing Director and Chief Economist at Lux Sit, and has held teaching positions at Riga Strandins University and the Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinesese. Bērziņš completed his PhD in Political Science at Latvijas Universitāte.