Jeremy Bash

Jeremy Bash
Bash in 2017
Personal details
Born (1971-08-13) August 13, 1971 (age 53)
Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
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(m. 1998; div. 2007)​
Robyn Cooke
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(m. 2009)​
EducationGeorgetown University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

Jeremy B. Bash (born August 13, 1971)[1] is an American lawyer. He was the chief of staff at the Central Intelligence Agency (2009–2011) and the U.S. Department of Defense (2011–2013) under President Barack Obama.[2][3] As a senior advisor to Leon Panetta in both roles, Bash worked on a number of key initiatives, including the creation of a new defense strategy, formation of two defense budgets, counterterrorism operations, a new cyber strategy, and a range of sensitive intelligence operations.

Bash is currently a managing director at Beacon Global Strategies LLC,[1] which he founded with partners Philippe Reines and Andrew Shapiro in 2013.[4][5] Additionally, Bash serves as national security analyst for NBC News and its cable division, MSNBC.

  1. ^ a b "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Jeremy Bash, a founder and managing director of Beacon Global Strategies and a CIA and DOD alum". Politico. August 13, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Bumiller, Elizabeth (2011-07-01). "Change (but Not Too Much) at the Top of the Pentagon". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  3. ^ Stein, Jeff (2009-03-03). "CIA Has a Bash, Jeremy Bash". Huffington Post.
  4. ^ Fryer-Biggs, Zach. "Clinton Allies Join Bush Alum To Form New Consulting Group". Defense News. Archived from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  5. ^ Eilperin, Juliet (2013-09-03). "Former Hillary Clinton aides form bipartisan consulting firm". The Washington Post.