Business Operations Lead / National Security Strategist
I work at the intersection of national security and technology. At Palantir, I focus on defense solutions for the Department of Defense and the broader defense industrial base.
I've spent my career helping leaders and teams navigate hard problems at the seam between national security, diplomacy, and technology, then translating that complexity into decisions, momentum, and outcomes.
I'm currently a Business Operations Lead at Palantir Technologies, where I help deliver and scale software for the U.S. national security enterprise and the broader defense industrial base.
Before Palantir, I worked at the highest levels of the U.S. government: as Acting Chief of Staff in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, as a Director at the White House National Security Council, and in several roles at the State Department, including on the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS.
I began closer to the ground, managing a USAID program in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, an experience that shaped how I think about strategy, incentives, and what implementation really requires.
I hold dual graduate degrees from Georgetown University (MSFS and MBA) and am a Council on Foreign Relations Term Member. Outside of work, I'm a student of history and technology, and a devoted husband and dad.
Essays and perspectives on defense, technology, and policy.
Argues that Congress should establish a permanent forum where business and government leaders meet regularly on national security threats, rather than relying on ad-hoc crisis coordination, given that private companies now control much of the critical infrastructure and strategic technology the country depends on.
Argues that Washington should stop treating Iran primarily as a Middle East problem and instead view it as a Southwest Asia challenge, grouped with Pakistan and Afghanistan. That reframing reshapes how the U.S. should assess the evolving terrorism threat, nuclear nonproliferation, and competition with China across the region.
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Business Operations Lead
Acting Chief of Staff
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (ASD-SO/LIC)
Director for Afghanistan
The White House
Special Assistant
Counselor of the U.S. Department of State
Team Lead
Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations
Deputy Director, Policy Advisor, and Strategic Planner
Office of the Special Envoy for the Defeat of ISIS
Client Representative/Sales Strategist
International Business Machines, Summit Development Leadership Program
Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation
USAID/OTI-funded Program (Helmand, Afghanistan)
Associate
Georgetown University · Walsh School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University · McDonough School of Business
Northwestern University · Weinberg School of Arts and Sciences
