Chris Brose
Chris Brose is a leading expert in defense policy and the Chief Strategy Officer at Anduril Industries, a venture-backed defense technology company. He is responsible for prioritizing business investments and positioning Anduril to build technologies that solve the most important defense problems. He also serves as a Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a Visiting Fellow at The Hoover Institution, where he focuses on the intersection of national security, emerging technologies, and international affairs. Prior to Anduril, Brose spent 14 years in public service. He is a former Staff Director of the Senate Armed Services Committee under Senator John McCain, where he managed the committee's oversight of the national defense program and the production of four National Defense Authorization Acts that passed with large bipartisan majorities. Brose is the author of The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High Tech Warfare.
Chris Brose Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Strategy Officer
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Term Member
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Policy Advisor and Chief Speechwriter to the Secretary of State
Academic History
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M.A., International Economics
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B.A., Political Science
U.S. SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
Brose led a team of professional staff in overseeing the national defense budget, programs, and policies across the Departments of Defense and Energy.
During his tenure, the committee conceived and delivered landmark reforms to defense strategy, personnel, procurement, and technology policy.
From 2009 to 2014, he served as a senior policy adviser to former senator John McCain (R-AZ), supporting his leadership of the committee and his work on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
He was Sen. McCain’s principal advisor on all issues related to national security, foreign policy, intelligence and trade.
During his work in the Senate, he conducted official travel to more than 70 countries.
GOVERNMENT CAREER
From 2005-08, he served as policy adviser and chief speechwriter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, working as a member of the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff and supporting the Secretary on regular foreign and domestic travel.
He began his career in government as a speechwriter for Secretary of State Colin Powell, where he served from 2004-05.
From 2008-09, he was senior editor of Foreign Policy, following its purchase by the Washington Post, where he helped to lead the transformation of its digital platform, print publication, and editorial staff.