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]
Kari Bingen | |
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| Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security | |
| In office June 5, 2017 – January 10, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Marcel Lettre |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Acting | |
| In office June 5, 2017 – December 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Todd Lowery |
| Succeeded by | Joseph D. Kernan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) |
Education
editBingen earned bachelor's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999.
Career
editBingen 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
edit- ^ 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" (Press release).
- ^ "Kari Bingen Joins CSIS as Senior Fellow and Director of the Aerospace Security Project". 30 August 2022.
- ^ "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.
