Jon is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer and strategic thinker who currently leads an advisory and consulting firm in the Northern Virginia / DC area. His military career spanned over 20 years of service across intelligence, reconnaissance, combat operations, foreign security force advising, training and education, combat development, and strategy and plans. A U.S. Naval Academy graduate, he holds master’s degrees in International Relations and Military Operational Art and Science, and has served as a Barrow Fellow and Ellis Fellow with the Marine Corps University’s Krulak Center for Innovation and Future Warfare. A combat-decorated veteran and published author, Jon has also served as a two-time keynote speaker for the U.S. Naval Institute’s Warfighter Series and an adjunct professor. Jon concluded his active-duty military service at the Pentagon and strongly believes that effectively leveraging Irregular Warfare principles can be a strategic multiplier and win wars before they begin.

Jon is a retired U.S. Marine Corps officer and strategic thinker who currently leads an advisory and consulting firm in the Northern Virginia / DC area. His military career spanned over 20 years of service across intelligence, reconnaissance, combat operations, foreign security force advising, training and education, combat development, and strategy and plans. A U.S. Naval Academy graduate, he holds master’s degrees in International Relations and Military Operational Art and Science, and has served as a Barrow Fellow and Ellis Fellow with the Marine Corps University’s Krulak Center for Innovation and Future Warfare. A combat-decorated veteran and published author, Jon has also served as a two-time keynote speaker for the U.S. Naval Institute’s Warfighter Series and an adjunct professor. Jon concluded his active-duty military service at the Pentagon and strongly believes that effectively leveraging Irregular Warfare principles can be a strategic multiplier and win wars before they begin.