Chris brings his experience as Congressman, a Presidential-Commissioner, an aviation and cyber intelligence expert, a Navy Commander, and university professor to help clients understand and navigate Congress, the Administration, and Regulatory Agencies. As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, Chris served as the Chairman of the Management, Investigations, and Oversight Subcommittee. As a member of the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment Chris had the opportunity to work with DHS and NCTC to develop policies pertaining to international as well as domestic terrorism.
Following his time in Congress, Chris was appointed a Commissioner to the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission by President Obama.
Commissioned as an Ensign in 1995, Chris has served as an intelligence officer for over 15 years. Currently, holding the rank of Commander, he is a combat Mission Operation Commander (MOC) for the MQ-1 Predator, the MQ-9 Reaper, and RQ-4 Global Hawk ISR platforms. Chris has earned many personal awards including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal.
Prior to running for Congress, Chris worked at the Pentagon for four years on strategic analysis of the global terrorist threat. Having worked directly with the most senior decision-makers of the Bush administration, Chris provided Red Cell analysis of the threat posed to the United States by al-Qaida, its network, and its affiliated groups. Chris ran DoD’s Policy Counterterrorism Evaluation Group (PCTEG), and was the “Special Projects” intelligence officer for two tours during Operation Southern Watch.
Chris was also a tenured professor of political science specializing in international relations at Penn State University.
Chris earned his BSS from Cornell College, a Master’s degree from the University of Wyoming, and his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.