Mary Beth Long

Mary Beth Long

Mary Beth Long is an American foreign policy expert, entrepreneur, and former U.S. Government official. From 2007-2009, Long served as the first woman confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Assistant Secretary of Defense, and led the International Security Affairs (ISA) office in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. She was also the first woman to be approved as Chair of NATO’s High Level Group (HLG), the highest-level responsible for NATO’s nuclear policy.

In 2016, media identified Long as Secretary of Defense James Mattis’ first choice for the position as Undersecretary of Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.[1] Long, who signed an open letter concerning President Trump’s candidacy, did not receive the appointment.[2]

Long is the owner of law firm MB Long & Associates PLLC, which specializes in export compliance.[3] She also serves as Principal at Global Alliance Advisors and co-owner of Askari Defense and Intelligence, LLC. Long founded her first defense company, Metis Solutions LLC, in 2010 and sold it to private equity in 2016.[4]

Early life and education

Long is a Clearfield, Pennsylvania native [5] and a 1985 Honors Graduate of Penn State University with a bachelor’s degree in communications studies.[6] She attended the Taiwan National University and the Fu Ren Catholic University in Taiwan,[7] extending her stay to travel and study Chinese language and culture.[8]

In 1998, Long graduated with her J.D. from Washington and Lee University School of Law.[9]

Career

Long served as an Operations Officer for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1986 to 1999.[10] She served as deputy and acting chief for the Haiti Task Force and was co-chair of a joint CIA-Drug Enforcement Administration counternarcotics targeting team.[11]

After leaving the CIA, Long was an associate at Williams & Connolly[12] Law Firm from 1999 to 2004, where she specialized in civil litigation matters.

Long began her career at the Department of Defense in May 2004 as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counter Narcoterrorism (DASD-CN) with a budget of over $1 billion[13] and served in that role until 2005.[14] She spent considerable time in Afghanistan and was the architect of the counter narcotic police and other training.[15]

In December 2007, Long became the first woman to be confirmed by the Senate as the Assistant Secretary of Defense.[16] That same year, Long was appointed Chairman of the High Level Group responsible for NATO’s nuclear policy, reporting to the Secretary General of NATO.[17]

In 2009, Long founded M B Long & Associates PLLC, a law firm specializing in international compliance. In 2010, she joined NeuralIQ Government Services, Inc as Executive Vice President. She is also co-owner of Askari Defense and Intelligence, LLC, which in addition to its regulatory advisory role, led a defense delegation consisting of major U.S. defense corporations to Libya in 2013.[18] Long also co-founded Metis Solutions, a government contracting company, which she sold in 2016.[19] In 2017, Long co-founded the consulting firm Global Alliance Advisors (GAA) with partners Richard Kirkland, Charles Thomas Burbage, Jeffrey Kohler, Vice Admiral John W. Miller, and Admiral William J. Fallon.[20]

From 2013-2016, Long served as a Senior Subject Matter Expert for the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO[21] and as a Senior International Advisor to the Minister of Defense of Colombia. Long represented DoD Policy at National Security Council Deputies’ Meetings and also provided Congressional testimony on a variety of matters.[22]

Affiliations

Currently, Long is a member of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Members appointed by USAID[23] and a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Defense and Aerospace Export Council on conventional arms transfer policy and unmanned aerial systems policy.[24] She also serves on the advisory board for MAG Aerospace[25] and as a Cipher Brief expert.[26] Long is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the U.S.-UAE Business Council and serves as an advisor to GlobalEyes[27] and Fluet Huber + Hoang PLLC (FH+H) Law Service.[28] In 2010, Long joined the External Advisory Board of the Penn State School of International Affairs.[29]

Long has previously been involved in the Harvard-sponsored U.S.-Israel Track II Iran negotiations,[30] the Council on Foreign Relations North Korea “Sharper Choice” report,[31] the Bi-partisan Policy Center’s Syria and Middle East Project, and CSIS’s Task Force on Global Forced Migration.[32] From 2006-2007, Long served on Penn State University's Schreyer's External Advisory Board.[33] Long has also contributed as a panelist for the McCain Institute[34] and Chatham House[35] and as a writer to The American Interest.[36]

Long was an advisor to the Mitt Romney presidential campaign in 2012[37] and was quoted as an expert on issues of national security and foreign policy during the 2016 election campaign.[38][39] Long has appeared on Fox News, BBC, CNN, and CSP.[40] In June 2016 she was featured in Forbes magazine’s Women Business Leaders[41]

Honors and awards

In 2008, The Penn State Alumni Association named Long as an Alumni Fellow. Schreyer Honors College recognized her as an Outstanding Alumni Scholar in 2006.[42]

In 2010, Long was the 15th speaker in the annual Mark Luchinisky Memorial Lecture series at Penn State University.[43]

In June 2017, Long received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Penn State University, the University’s highest honor presented to its alumni.[44][45] The same year, she was appointed to the inaugural Provost's Global Advisory Council at the University.[46]

References

  1. ↑ Szoldra, Paul. "Mattis is reportedly 'not happy' the White House is blocking his choice for a key staff position". Business Insider. Business Insider. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "OPEN LETTER ON DONALD TRUMP FROM GOP NATIONAL SECURITY LEADERS". War on the Rocks. War on the Rocks. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mary Beth Long: Of Counsel". FH+H. Fluet Huber and Hoang. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "THE MCLEAN GROUP ADVISES METIS ON ITS RECAPITALIZATION LED BY BLUE DELTA CAPITAL PARTNERS". The McLean Group. The McLean Group. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Right woman for the job". The Washington Times. Washington Times. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
  6. ↑ "SIA advisory board member to receive highest Penn State alumni honor". Penn State School of International Affairs. Penn State. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. ↑ McLaughlin, Vanessa. "Careers in the intelligence field — a talk by Mary Beth Long and Valerie Plame". Penn State News. Penn State. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Right woman for the job". The Washington Times. Washington Times. Retrieved 20 March 2008.
  9. ↑ McLaughlin, Vanessa (September 29, 2015). "Careers in the intelligence field — a talk by Mary Beth Long and Valerie Plame". Penn State News. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ McLaughlin, Vanessa. "Careers in the intelligence field — a talk by Mary Beth Long and Valerie Plame". Penn State. Penn State. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "Right woman for the job". The Washington Times. The Washington Times. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  12. ↑ "Williams & Connolly".
  13. ↑ "Mary Beth Long". Global Alliance Advisors, LLC. Global Alliance Advisors. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  14. ↑ de Borchgrave, Arnaud (June 21, 2012). "Romney Advisers Compete for 'Attention and Approval'". NewsMax. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  15. ↑ "DDRP Program Policy Archives". U.S. Department of Defense. U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  16. ↑ Rucker, Philip (October 6, 2011). "Mitt Romney taps foreign policy, national security advisers". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Speakers: Mary Beth Long". The Sedona Forum. The McCain Institute. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Askari Defense and Intelligence Leads a Defense Delegation to Tripoli". Cision: PR Web. Cision. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  19. ↑ "THE MCLEAN GROUP ADVISES METIS ON ITS RECAPITALIZATION LED BY BLUE DELTA CAPITAL PARTNERS". The McClean Group LLC. The McClean Group. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "Team: Mary Beth Long". Global Alliance Advisors. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  21. ↑ Greene, David (October 14, 2015). "U.S., Russia To Set Up Safety Protocols In Syria". NPR. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  22. ↑ "TESTIMONY FOR MS. MARY BETH LONG PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE Tuesday, February 13, 2007, 1000 hrs" (PDF). GlobalSecurity.org. U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
  23. ↑ "ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VOLUNTARY FOREIGN AID MEMBERS: 2018 ACVFA Members". USAID. USAID. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "DEFENSE AND AEROSPACE EXPORT COUNCIL" (PDF). US Chamber. U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  25. ↑ "The Hon. Mary Beth Long Advisor". MAG Aerospace. MAG Aerospace. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  26. ↑ "Mary Beth Long". The Cipher Brief. The Cipher Brief. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  27. ↑ "THE HONORABLE MARY BETH LONG GLOBALEYES ADVISOR". globaleyes. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  28. ↑ "Mary Beth Long Of Counsel". FH+H. luet Huber + Hoang PLLC. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  29. ↑ "Distinguished Alumni: Mary Beth Long" (PDF). Penn State Alumni Association. Penn State Alumni Association. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  30. ↑ "Speakers: Mary Beth Long". The Sedona Forum. The McCain Institute. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  31. ↑ "A Sharper Choice on North Korea". Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations Press. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  32. ↑ "Our Experts: Mary Beth Long". The Cipher Brief. The Cipher Brief. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  33. ↑ "Distinguished Alumni: Mary Beth Long '85 Com" (PDF). Penn State University. Penn State University. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  34. ↑ "NUCLEAR NORTH KOREA: IS WAR THE WAY AHEAD?". The McCain Institute for International Leadership. The McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  35. ↑ "Speakers: The Hon Mary Beth Long". Chatham House. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  36. ↑ Long, Mary Beth. "G.I. Who?". The American Interest. The American Interest. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  37. ↑ De Borchgrave, Arnaud. "Romney Advisers Compete for 'Attention and Approval'". NewsMax. NewsMax. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  38. ↑ "How Did The GOP Candidates Do On Issues Of National Security?". NPR. December 16, 2015.
  39. ↑ "NATO Allies Grapple With Appropriate Response To Paris Attacks". NPR. November 17, 2015.
  40. ↑ "Mary Beth Long". C-SPAN. C-SPAN. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  41. ↑ "Capital Region: Women Business Leaders". Forbes (21 June 2016): Promotion. 21 June 2016.
  42. ↑ "Distinguished Alumni: Mary Beth Long" (PDF). Penn State Alumni Association. Penn State Alumni Association. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  43. ↑ "Luchinsky Lecturer: Mary Beth Long". Onward State. Penn State University. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  44. ↑ "Penn State alumna looks back on career after winning Distinguished Alumni Award". Penn State News. Penn State. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  45. ↑ "Distinguished Alumni Award". Penn State Alumni Association. Penn State University. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  46. ↑ "Provost's Global Advisory Council holds inaugural meeting". Penn State News. Penn State University. Retrieved 28 March 2017.

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