Kari Bingen

American policy analyst

Kari Bingen

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)

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

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Bingen earned bachelor's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999.

## Career

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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 left 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

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1. ^ Jahner, Kyle (April 25, 2017). "Trump Nominates 2 DOD Officials But Many Openings Remain". Law360. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
2. ^ Edwards, Jane (April 26, 2017). "President Trump to Nominate Kari Bingen, Robert Story Karem to DoD Leadership Roles". ExecutiveGov. Retrieved 24 May 2017.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ Clark, Colin (April 25, 2017). "Trump Taps HASC Staffers For Intel & Europe Jobs". Breaking Defense. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
4. ^ Mehta, Aaron; Gould, Joe (May 25, 2017). "Senate confirms three appointees to Pentagon". Defense News. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "HawkEye 360 Announces Kari A. Bingen as Chief Strategy Officer" (Press release).
8. ^ "Kari Bingen Joins CSIS as Senior Fellow and Director of the Aerospace Security Project". 30 August 2022.
9. ^ "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.

## External links

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* Appearances on C-SPAN