Beacon Global Strategies Adds Two National Security Experts to Growing Team, Announces Several Promotions

Washington, February 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Beacon Global Strategies (BGS), a leading strategic advisory firm focused on global public policy, government procurement and geopolitical risk analysis, today announced the addition of Mr. We have announced that we are expanding our team. cron kitchen Managing Director and Mr. John Darby as Senior Advisor. In these roles, Mr. Kitchen will lead the company’s global technology policy practice, and Mr. Darby will provide valuable insight into the company’s intelligence practice. Additionally, BGS is pleased to announce the promotion of Mr. Barry KingM.S. Kaitlyn Garmanand Ms. Whitney McNamara.

Beacon Managing Director Andrew Shapiro said, “We are delighted that Kron and John will join BGS and contribute directly to the company’s ongoing work. Additionally, we congratulate Barry, Caitlin and Whitney on their recent promotions. increase.

Mr cron kitchen Recently joined BGS as Managing DirectorMr. Kitchen is a proven national security practitioner, academic and advisor with more than 20 years of experience helping government and industry leaders anticipate and navigate the challenges of geopolitical risk. I have experience. Prior to joining BGS, Ben served as former Senator Sasse’s National Security Advisor and worked on the creation of the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission. While serving in Senator Sasse, Mr. Kitchen also served as staff director of the National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittees of the Commission on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Prior to becoming a senator, Kitchen served as an intelligence officer for over 15 years, working on counterterrorism, non-proliferation, covert operations, cyber and other issues. During this time, he was deployed in multiple combat zones and was awarded several honors, including the Civilian Combat Support Medal, the Civilian Expeditionary Medal, and a special commendation from the Joint Special Operations Commander. Mr. Kitchen is an Adjunct Senior Fellow of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), holds a Master’s degree in Strategy and Security Studies from the College of International Security Studies, and a Master’s Degree in Security Strategy and Unconventional Warfare from the National War College. College getting his Diploma. , both from the National Defense Academy.

Jon Darby recently joined BGS as a Senior Advisor.Mr. Darby is a veteran of approximately 39 years in the U.S. Intelligence Service, primarily in the National Security Agency (NSA)/Central Security Agency (CSS), and served as the NSA/CSS Director of Operations (DO) for more than four years. I was. Prior to assuming the position of DO overseeing all of NSA’s Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) collection, decryption, analysis and production, he was the NSA’s most Headed some of the toughest missions. Geographical and cross-border missions. Mr. Darby controls multi-billion dollar budgets, drives the development and use of advanced technology, and in multiple roles provides intelligence support to military, diplomatic, cybersecurity, and law enforcement operations, has served the world. led thousands of civilian and military personnel dispersed across the Mr. Darby has held various field and operational management positions both inside and outside the NSA, and held various leadership positions in the NSA’s counter-terrorism and non-proliferation missions over the decade following 9/11. surgery. His other key senior leadership duties include his SIGINT Chief of Analysis and Production for the NSA and his Deputy Chief of Operations for Cybersecurity.

Mr Barry King assumed the role of senior vice presidentMr. King advises a variety of clients with key national security and technology capabilities on go-to-market strategies, stakeholder engagement, and policy and budget issues. Prior to joining Beacon, Mr. King served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) at the US Intelligence Agency (IC). In this role, he will leverage his strong working relationships with colleagues at the IC, the Department of Defense, and the White House Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) to direct his more than $60 billion of national intelligence to U.S. intelligence priorities. Advised his IC leaders on the allocation of the planning budget. and Capitol Hill. Mr. King has previously held several senior White House positions, including chief of OMB’s defense operations, personnel, and support divisions. Special Assistant to the OMB Director. Director of Strategic Planning of the National Security Council staff. Prior to working in government, Mr. King was an international contract negotiator for Raytheon.

MS. Kaitlyn Garman assumed the role of vice presidentIn this role, Mr. Garman will continue to support clients on issues at the intersection of global technology policy and national security. She joined BGS in 2017 as her Senior Associate. Prior to joining BGS, Garman worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense as Assistant Secretary to the Secretary of Defense and his Chief of Staff. In both roles, she prepared and presented daily briefing materials and provided research to assist in the implementation of the Secretary’s strategic initiatives. Prior to working with the Secretary of Defense, Gurman worked as a research analyst for a major defense contractor, where she focused on international security and legislation. She holds her Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Georgetown University.

Whitney McNamara appointed Vice PresidentIn this role, Mr. McNamara will continue to contribute to the ongoing work of national security technology practices. She is currently an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic Budget Evaluation. She also supports the Atlantic Council’s Defense Innovation Adoption Committee and is the lead author evaluating critical technologies and their barriers to adoption by the Department of Defense. Prior to joining BGS, Mr. McNamara served as Director of Science and Technology for the Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Board (DIB). Previously, she was a subject matter expert on emerging technology policy supporting the Ministry’s CIO. Prior to that, she was a senior analyst at the Center for Strategic Budget Assessment, a national security think tank, where she focused on emerging technologies, future operational concepts, informatized warfare, and great power competition. I was guessing. She is a former National Security Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center and has worked in the State Department’s Office of Political-Military Affairs and the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy. She holds a master’s degree in strategic studies and international economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and was a Bradley She Fellow and a finalist in the Presidential Management Fellowship. Prior to that, she worked in the Middle East as a project manager and consultant for four years.

About Beacon’s Global Strategy

Founded in 2013, Beacon Global Strategies is a non-partisan strategic advisory firm that provides clients with a deep understanding of national security decision-making to advance objectives and solve problems in Washington and abroad. . The Beacon team brings experience based on years of service in the White House, State Department, Pentagon, CIA, Department of Justice, Capitol Hill, and the private sector.

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