From insight
to impact.

Counsel for organizations operating at the intersection of talent, technology, national security, and public policy — grounded in Pentagon leadership and two decades shaping national security policy at the most senior levels.

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Principal

Alex Wagner

Former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Manpower & Reserve Affairs · 2022–2025

Scale

700K

Airmen, Guardians & civilians impacted by policy oversight resposibilities as Assistant Secretary

Tenure

25+

Years advising public and private sector leaders across Washington

Stewardship

$215B+

Air Force & Space Force enterprise budget shaped as senior leadership

Practice Areas
Where strategic counsel generates actionable results01
C-Suite Advisory Services
Senior leadership advisory for defense, technology, and aerospace organizations navigating Washington. Federal agency mapping, regulatory positioning, coalition-building, and the quiet work of turning access into outcomes.
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Technology & Defense Policy
Policy assessment and strategy development at the edge of emerging technology — autonomy, aerospace, and the national-security implications of each. Drawing on OSD, Army, Air Force, and Space Force experience across three administrations.
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Policy Communications & Media Strategy
Message architecture, op-ed placement, and on-the-record engagement for principals who need to shape — not just react to — the national conversation. Bylines in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The National Interest, Defense One, Breaking Defense and more.

From insight to impact.

Where strategic counsel generates actionable results

From insight
to impact.