WASHINGTON, Feb. 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Beacon Global
Strategies (BGS), a leading strategic advisory firm
focusing on global public policy, government procurement, and
geopolitical risk analysis, today announced it will be expanding
its growing team by adding Mr. Peter Hall as Senior Vice President and
Mr. Jon Green as
Associate Vice President. In these roles, Mr. Hall will provide
invaluable insight to the firm's Intelligence Practice, while Mr.
Green will support the firm's Defense Practice. Additionally, BGS
is pleased to announce the promotions of Mr. Barry King to Managing
Director, Ms. Julie
Grundman, Mr. Ivan
Kanapathy, and Mr. Louis
Lauter to Senior Vice Presidents.
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"We're excited to have Peter and Jon join our BGS team. Their
extensive expertise in intelligence and defense will undoubtedly
bolster our capabilities, further solidifying our dedication to
providing unmatched strategic advisory services to our clients,"
stated Andrew Shapiro, Managing
Director at Beacon. "Additionally, we extend our congratulations to
Barry, Julie, Ivan, and Louis on their well-deserved
promotions."
Mr. Peter Hall recently joined BGS as Senior Vice
President. Prior to joining Beacon, Mr. Hall served as Senior
Director for Growth at Peraton, overseeing growth pursuits at the
National Security Agency (NSA) across three business units. With
nearly four decades of experience in the U.S. Intelligence
Community, he held significant roles, including Deputy Chief of a
Joint Agency program and NSA Director's senior representative to
the Department of Defense (DoD). Renowned for his extensive
counterterrorism (CT) experience, he served as Deputy Director of
the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) and NSA's Chief of the
Office of Counterterrorism, where he orchestrated global CT
operations. Mr. Hall's career also includes roles as NSA's most
senior representative in a combat zone and Acting Assistant Deputy
Director, Analysis and Production. Beginning as a Russia analyst and linguist in the U.S. Army,
his exceptional career contributions span critical locations during
and after the Cold War, earning him the Presidential Rank Award in
2017.
Mr. Jon
Green recently joined BGS as Associate Vice
President. Before joining BGS, Mr. Green spent more than eight
years working as an advisor and committee staff member on
Capitol Hill, most recently serving as the Defense Policy Advisor
to Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH).
During his tenure on the Hill, he played a pivotal role in the
development of nine National Defense Authorization Acts and three
annual defense appropriation bills, securing hundreds of millions
of dollars for priority defense programs. During his time on
Capitol Hill, Mr. Green advised senior elected officials on a wide
array of international security issues, ranging from Afghanistan to Ukraine, and functional matters such as
irregular warfare and information operations. Prior to this, Mr.
Green worked as a contractor for the Department of Defense in
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
Mr. Barry King has
assumed the role of Managing Director. Mr. King will help lead
the firm's Intelligence Practice, advising a range of clients with
key national security and technology capabilities on go-to-market
strategy, stakeholder engagement, as well as policy and budgetary
matters. Before joining Beacon, Mr. King served as the U.S.
Intelligence Community (IC) Deputy Chief Financial Officer at the
Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). In this
role he advised IC leadership on the allocation of the $60B+
National Intelligence Program budget against U.S. intelligence
priorities, leveraging strong working relationships with colleagues
across the IC, the Department of Defense, the White House Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and Capitol Hill. Mr. King previously
served in several senior White House roles, including as Chief of
OMB's Defense Operations, Personnel, and Support Branch; Special
Assistant to the OMB Director; and Director of Strategic Planning
on the National Security Council staff. Prior to his government
service, Mr. King was an international contract negotiator at
Raytheon Company.
Ms. Julie
Grundman has assumed the role of Senior Vice
President. In this role, Ms. Grundman will continue
contributing to the ongoing work of the National Security
Technology Practice. Before joining BGS, Ms. Grundman was
a Senior Manager at PwC UK, where she led the Cybersecurity in
Mergers & Acquisitions team. During her time at
PwC, she was also seconded in a senior operational role,
acting as an Information Risk Manager for a business unit at a
global oil and gas company. Before then, Ms. Grundman was
an early employee at IronNet Cybersecurity, a technology startup.
At IronNet, she managed early customer engagements and
strategic alliances, and assisted in the design and growth of the
business development and customer success functions. Prior to
IronNet, Ms. Grundman oversaw the cybersecurity portfolio
at Business Executives for National Security (BENS), working
closely with government partners. She has also practiced
cybersecurity, data privacy, and corporate law.
Mr. Ivan
Kanapathy has assumed the role of Senior Vice
President. In this role, Mr. Kanapathy will continue to support
the firm's Indo-Pacific Practice as well as lead the firm's Taiwan
Analysis Center, which helps clients navigate corporate
opportunity, exposure and risk related to Taiwan. Before joining BGS, he had a
distinguished career as a military officer and foreign affairs
expert, primarily focused on the Indo-Pacific region. Most recently
serving on the White House's National Security Council staff as
Deputy Senior Director for Asian Affairs and Director for
China, Taiwan, and Mongolia, where he provided crucial advice to
the President and National Security Advisor while leading
interagency policy development regarding U.S. relations with
China and Taiwan across various domains. Previously, as
a military attaché at the American Institute in Taiwan and a Marine Corps Foreign Area Officer
study fellow, Mr. Kanapathy advised top officials on cross-Strait
military matters and conducted extensive research throughout
China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. With a background as a Naval
Flight Officer and expertise in security studies, he has amassed
numerous awards and decorations, including the Air Medal and
Defense Superior Service Medal. Mr. Kanapathy is also active in
academia as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown
University's School of Foreign Service and holds positions
at prominent think tanks, including the Center for Strategic and
International Studies and the Center for Strategic and Budgetary
Assessments.
Mr. Louis Lauter has assumed the role
of Senior Vice President. In this role, Mr. Lauter will
continue to support the firm's Defense Practice. Prior to joining
BGS, Mr. Lauter served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Legislative Affairs, where he advised the Secretary of Defense
on all legislative matters, supported the confirmation of political
appointees and managed congressional engagement across the
Department of Defense. Previously Mr. Lauter served in the Obama
Administration in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Legislative Affairs from 2015-2017 as the Acting Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs and
the team chief for Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics. Prior to
joining the Department of Defense, he served as the vice president
for congressional and government affairs at CSIS where he led the
think tank's outreach to Congress. Before joining CSIS, Mr. Lauter
worked for Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and then for
Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA) where he led the
Congressman's work on the House Armed Services Committee and the
U.S.-China Working group. Mr. Lauter is a Senior Associate
(non-resident) at CSIS. Mr. Lauter has been awarded both the
Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service and
the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service.
About Beacon Global Strategies
Founded in 2013, Beacon Global Strategies is a strategic
advisory firm specializing in foreign policy, defense, cyber,
intelligence, and national security. Drawing on decades of service
in the international security arena, Beacon develops and executes
strategies that enable companies to achieve their business
objectives around the world.
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