Kari Bingen

Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security

Kari served most recently as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. Prior to DoD, she was the Policy Director on the House Armed Services Committee and staff lead for its Strategic Forces subcommittee, advising members of Congress on defense policy, program, and budget matters. Prior to entering government, Kari specialized in national security space issues, working with U.S. defense and intelligence community clients, first as a space systems analyst at SRA International’s Adroit C4ISR Center, and then as a senior space policy analyst at the Aerospace Corporation.

Kari is a member of the Defense Science Board, CalypsoAI National Security Advisory Board, mentor with the Techstars Starburst Space Accelerator, and a non-resident Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic & International Studies. She is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a 2002 NRO Technology Fellow.