Kari Bingen

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]

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