American policy analyst
Kari Bingen is an American policy analyst and former government official who served as Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence during the Trump Administration.[ 1]
Education
Bingen earned bachelor's degree in aeronautics and astronautics
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999.
Career
Bingen began her career as a space policy analyst at The Aerospace Corporation and an engineer at SRA International .[ 2] Then, Bingen served as a staff member of the United States House Committee on Armed Services (HASC), where she later served on the strategic forces subcommittee and as the HASC's policy director.[ 3]
She was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on May 25, 2017, and sworn in on June 5, 2017.[ 4] [ 5] According to a Pentagon spokesman, Bingen resigned on December 5, 2019, and will leave the Pentagon on January 10, 2020.[ 6]
After leaving the Trump Administration Bingen joined HawkEye 360 as the chief strategy officer in February 2021.[ 7] In August 2022, she joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies as the director of the Aerospace Security Project and a senior fellow in the International Security Program.[ 8]
As of 2024, Bingen serves on the advisory board of the National Security Space Association .[ 9]
References
^ Jahner, Kyle (April 25, 2017). "Trump Nominates 2 DOD Officials But Many Openings Remain" . Law360. Retrieved 24 May 2017 .
^ Edwards, Jane (April 26, 2017). "President Trump to Nominate Kari Bingen, Robert Story Karem to DoD Leadership Roles" . ExecutiveGov. Retrieved 24 May 2017 .
^ Clark, Colin (April 25, 2017). "Trump Taps HASC Staffers For Intel & Europe Jobs" . Breaking Defense. Retrieved 24 May 2017 .
^ Mehta, Aaron; Gould, Joe (May 25, 2017). "Senate confirms three appointees to Pentagon" . Defense News. Retrieved 25 May 2017 .
^ Everson-Myart, Eboni (June 5, 2017). "Swearing-in of acting Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Kari Bingen" . Defense Video Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 20 November 2017 .
^ Mitchell, Ellen (19 December 2019). "Fourth Pentagon official announces resignation within week" . The Hill . Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019 .
^ "HawkEye 360 Announces Kari A. Bingen as Chief Strategy Officer" .
^ "Kari Bingen Joins CSIS as Senior Fellow and Director of the Aerospace Security Project" .
^ "National Security Space Association, Board of Advisors" . National Security Space Association . 13 March 2024. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024 .
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