Experience

SoftBank Group International

• United States
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Washington DC-Baltimore Area • Lead internal geopolitical risk team to advise senior leadership and portfolio companies of critical global developments and early warning forecasting. • Lead international government affairs overseeing a globally dispersed team of government affairs professionals in numerous jurisdictions. • Support internal CFIUS and global FDI function providing expert national security advice and analysis to ensure investment approval. • Support U.S. regulatory and political monitoring and… Show more • Lead internal geopolitical risk team to advise senior leadership and portfolio companies of critical global developments and early warning forecasting. • Lead international government affairs overseeing a globally dispersed team of government affairs professionals in numerous jurisdictions. • Support internal CFIUS and global FDI function providing expert national security advice and analysis to ensure investment approval. • Support U.S. regulatory and political monitoring and analysis as well providing support and advice to SoftBank portfolio companies on government affairs and USG capture and procurement.

• Director, National Security Policy and International Government Affairs

  • Jan 2019 - Nov 2021

  Washington D.C. Metro Area



Afghanistan War Commission

• (Commissioner) Afghanistan War Commission

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States



Office of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Security Advisor

  • Feb 2017 - Jan 2019

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States



House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy

• National Security Advisor (Intelligence, Cyber, Foreign Affairs, Defense)

  • Apr 2015 - Mar 2017

  Washington, District of Columbia, United States



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Professional Staff Member (House Foreign Affairs Committee)

  • Feb 2013 - Apr 2015

  Advised the committee and committee members on global terrorism threats, nonproliferation and trade.



LDESP, Naval Post Graduate School

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor (part time)

  • Nov 2011 - Feb 2013

  Provide detailed subject mattter expertise and instruction to deploying civilian, diplomatic and military personnel to Afghanistan and Pakistan.



Institute for the Study of War

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Analyst and Team Lead

  • Apr 2009 - Feb 2013