About Us
Securing
American Technological Superiority
American Security Fund is:
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Nonprofit
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Strategic
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Technically expert
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Connective tissue between industry, government, and civil society
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Eager to hear from you
Meet Our Team
President
Tyler Deaton
Tyler Deaton is a bipartisan issue campaigner, legislative strategist, and fundraiser. As the president of Allegiance Strategies, a Washington, D.C.-based public affairs firm, Tyler advises donors and manages projects on a wide range of issues, including LGBTQ rights, healthcare, immigration, education, and combating extremism.
Executive Director
Meredith Potter
Meredith Potter came to ASF from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), where she sought to accelerate U.S. investment in technologies, including by negotiating and operationalizing strategic partnerships with Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. Her focuses – emerging technologies, particularly AI; U.S. competitiveness; Indo-Pacific security; global stability; and China’s impacts on all four – are the results of her relationship with Henry
Kissinger, whose research, writing, and continued involvement in foreign policymaking she
facilitated for more than six years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she helped Dr. Kissinger, Dr.
Eric Schmidt of Google, and Dr. Dan Huttenlocher of MIT co-write their book, The Age of AI. She's worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); the State Department, where she was a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF); and the Atlantic Council, where she helped establish their GeoTech Center. She's a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a double graduate (B.A. and M.A.) of Yale University, where she completed the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy.
Communications and Strategic Engagements Lead
Natalie Bosse
Natalie Bosse manages communications, media, and strategic engagements. Prior to ASF, she led the public affairs and communication team for the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) for the Department of Defense (DoD). She previously served as a program management specialist for the Defense Digital Service (DDS) in DoD, where she supported communications and recruitment. Prior to DDS, she served as Special Assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army, where she supported various complex policy goals set by the Secretary of the Army, including Army modernization, HQDA reorganization, and the Army Cloud Plan. She was awarded the Distinguished Public Service Medal by the Secretary of the Army. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Georgia.
Associate
Julia Senkfor
Julia Senkfor manages research and operations. Prior to ASF, she worked as the lead researcher and subject matter expert for Iran (including Iran’s nuclear program), Lebanon, Hezbollah, Yemen, and the Houthis at the American Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC). She earned her B.A. in International Affairs and minors in Middle Eastern Studies and Legal Studies from Washington University in St. Louis.
Senior Advisor on Defense Policy
Lieutenant General (Retired) Michael Groen
Lieutenant General (Retired) Michael Groen advises on defense and geopolitical issues. He served more than 36 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career as the Director of the Joint AI Center (JAIC) at the Department of Defense. Prior, he served at the National Security Agency, where he oversaw Computer Network Operations; served as the Director of Joint Staff Intelligence (JSJ2); and worked closely with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Secretary of Defense, and other senior leaders across the Department. He is an experienced Marine commander and multi-tour combat veteran. He is the author of With the First Marine Division in Iraq, 2003: No Greater Friend, No Worse Enemy. He has M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics. Today, he works with a range of technology companies (AI, data, cybersecurity), helping them achieve their objectives in the quickly-evolving marketplace. He seeks to inform transformational change in military capabilities in the era of digitally-enabled warfare.
Senior Advisor on Public Policy and Ethics
Devan Patel
Devan Patel provides guidance on religious, scholarly, and think tank engagement, including Vatican officials, Protestant Christian leaders, Jewish leaders, and scholars and thinkers on both sides of the Atlantic. As counsel at Allegiance Strategies, he oversees legislative matters, scholarly outreach, and strategic litigation for a variety of causes, including religious liberties, nondiscrimination protections, election law, and family flourishing. He is an adjunct professor at Notre Dame Law School, where he teaches in the Law School's D.C. Program and serves on the Advisory Council of the Republican National Lawyers Association. His op-eds and scholarly articles can be found at RealClearPolicy, The Hill, the Journal of Legislation, and the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies.
Director
Ed Lopez-Reyes
Director
Nathan Parsons-Schwarz
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