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| Dan Greenwood |
Dan Greenwood, a retired Marine Corps colonel, has joined BGR Group as senior VP in its defense and commerce practices.
The 29-year Marine Corps veteran served in Japan, Europe, Africa and the Middle East and commanded troops in Afghanistan and Iraq during his multiple deployments.
Greenwood saw duty in the White House as deputy assistant to the president for legislative affairs and at the National Security Council as senior director for legislative affairs.
He handled Congressional Affairs for the Corps and led the Joint Staff Middle East Directorate Iraq and Syria teams for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Most recently, Greenwood was posture director for the Corps’ Indo-Pacific strategy.
Doug Lute, BGR’s defense and international practice co-chair, lauded Greenwood’s “unparalleled experience that makes him an expert at communicating complex issues and analytical solutions to diverse audiences.”
At BGR, Greenwood will deal with national security, cybersecurity, foreign military sales, artificial intelligence and unmanned systems matters.
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