Mike Pompeo Launches Geopolitical Strategy Firm CNQ Global Advisors

McLean, VA – 70th Secretary of State and former CIA Director Michael R. Pompeo today announced the launch of CNQ Global Advisors, an independent geopolitical and strategic advisory firm dedicated to providing companies with the clarity needed to respond to a complex world. Pompeo will serve as the firm’s chairman. In addition to his work with Torridon Law and Niobrara Partners, Mike will now lead this new enterprise aimed at delivering value by building a team with truly deep risk management expertise and global reach.

“Today’s businesses face the most complex global risk environment in decades,” said Pompeo. “CNQ is committed to helping them understand and anticipate global events in real time, and give them the tools they need to make high-stakes decisions in the midst of uncertainty.”

“CNQ” stands for “Courage Never Quits,” the motto of Pompeo’s 1986 West Point graduating class. CNQ’s central ethos is grounded in the recognition that geopolitical turmoil has become the new normal – requiring a proactive approach from businesses ranging from established Fortune 500 companies to small defense start-ups.

The firm leverages decades of experience at the highest levels of government and the private sector. CNQ Vice Chairman Brian Bulatao, a fellow member of the West Point Class of 1986, served as the CIA Chief Operating Officer and Under Secretary of State for Management during President Donald Trump’s first term, followed by several years as Activision Blizzard’s Chief Administrative Officer.

CNQ President Matthew Kroenig previously served as Vice President for Geostrategy and Fellows and Senior Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council, and has held positions in the Pentagon, CIA, Congress, academia, and journalism.

“We’re excited to launch CNQ Global Advisors to help clients navigate the world’s most consequential geopolitical challenges,” said Kroenig. “We’ve built an exceptional team with the experience, judgment, and relationships to work alongside companies to translate geopolitical insight and access into competitive advantage.”

CNQ’s cohort of senior advisors – including private sector innovators and former senior government officials – and its network of more than 900 experts will enable the firm to cover every major regional and functional issue area, including defense, technology, trade, energy, and more.

Senior advisors include:

• Former US Deputy National Security Advisor Elliott Abrams
• Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing Marshall Billingslea
• Georgetown University's Karl F. Landegger Professor of International Business Diplomacy Marc Busch
• Former Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command Thomas Bussiere
• Former Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary of State Mung Chiang
• Former National Security Council Senior Director for Technology and National Security David Feith
• Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Cuba and Venezuela Carrie Filipetti
• Former CIA Chief Information Officer Juliane Gallina
• Former United States Special Envoy for the Sahel Region J. Peter Pham
• Former Deputy Director of the Economic Defense Unit in the Office of the Secretary of War David Rader
• Founder and CEO of Rilian Technologies Christian Schnedler
• Former Acquisition Executive for the United States Special Operations Command Jim Smith
• BGR Group Managing Director David Urban
• Former US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker

About CNQ Global Advisors
CNQ Global Advisors is an independent geopolitical and strategic advisory firm that provides companies with clarity in a complex world, giving them the tools to achieve their objectives amid geopolitical uncertainty. Learn more at www.cnqglobaladvisors.com.

Media Contacts
Matthew Kroenig
President, CNQ Global Advisors
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1.202.374.1482

Jeffrey Cimmino
Head of Operations, CNQ Global Advisors
jcimmino@cnqglobaladvisors.com
1.774.571.9521