Jeremy B. Bash was the Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Defense (2011-2013) and the Central Intelligence Agency (2009-2011). As a senior advisor to Leon Panetta in both roles, Bash worked on a number of key initiatives, including the creation of a new defense strategy, formation of two defense budgets, counterterrorism operations, a new cyber strategy, and a range of sensitive intelligence operations. Bash is currently a Managing Director at Beacon Global Strategies LLC, which he founded with partners Michael Allen, Philippe Reines, and Andrew Shapiro in 2013.