Senior Strategic Advisor

KATHLEEN ROBERTSON

Washington, DC Metro Area ***********@*******.*** Cell: 202-***-****

SENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR / SENIOR EXECUTIVE in DOD

Experienced consultant and senior strategic advisor with more than twenty-five years of experience of advising corporations, government organizations, and clients on a number of diverse challenges and strategic initiatives. Large Government organizations include DoD, OSD, DOT, DOJ, CIA, FAA, US Navy, USAF and FBI. Corporate clients have included a range of industries from Wall Street investment banks, aviation, and healthcare. Served as an internal senior strategic advisor to senior management during tenures with McDonnell Douglas, DARPA, the Department of the Navy, and National Commissions, to include Presidential Commission on Women in the Military, Presidential Commission on Critical Infrastructure, BRAC-2005 and National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force. Recognized for high energy, management of complex initiatives, innovation and delivering on challenging assignments. Key areas of recognized expertise:

Wargaming Innovation Senior Strategic Issues International Business Development Counterterrorism Assessments/National Policy Competitive Assessments

Business/Acquisition Strategies DoD, OSD Negotiation with National Authorities

Organizational Changes and Initiatives Partner/Alliance Assessment

Contract Negotiations Risk Management Tools Design

Policies and Procedures Innovation for OSD, DoD, JS, Congress, OMB, DOJ

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ATHENA STRATEGIES 2000-2019

President

Member of Senior Review Team to advise VCNO and ASN-RD&A concerning investments in technology development and strategies for delivering capabilities to the warfighter faster. Report will be delivered to the Navy leadership, June 11, 2019 with actionable recommendations.

Initiated Budget Based Wargaming Strategy Using current Exercise capabilities including JTLS to develop and assess alternative Techniques, Tactic, Procedures (TTPs), address fiscal and operational constraints resulting from Sequestration, decrease of Overseas Contingency Operations( OCO) funding and a diversity of operational challenges

Supported American Enterprise Institute in assessing Air Force capabilities and assets global positioning, Developed ORBAT to be used by senior leadership.

Provide independent senior level analysis and strategic planning for US and international government and commercial clients, independently as well as with other firms

Strategy consultant to Senior Executives in Federal Government Departments and Agencies, to include FAA, DHS, OSD, DoD, JS, FBI

Designed port security wargames to determine roles and responsibilities Coast Guard, Navy, and DHS. Port of New York/New Jersey predictive of leadership tensions that occurred during Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy

Maintain core wargaming, strategtic analysis team, increase to 20 or greater during conduct of strategic wargames, to include Joint Air Dominance, TACAIR Industrial Base and JSF Sustainment

Developed Acquisition/ Business Strategy Wargame Initiative, to facilitate DoD assessments and develop strategic insights for effective negotiations with industry as well as other government stakeholders

Conducted two significant business strategy games for Commander of NAVSEA: Shipbuilding Alternative Business Strategies, Negotiation Strategies for Full Service Contracting, which resulted in a major change in Navy acquisitions; Advised NAVSEA leadership on functional and organizational alignment, assessing Competentcy Aligned Organization used by NAVAIR.

Assisted in the Contract Negotiation Strategy for Commander of Submarine Nuclear Missiles, resulting in annual savings in excess of $300M of $1.6B. Lessons learned applied by Navy leadership to other major program contracts

Managed strategic initiative for DoD leadership concerning Battlefield Command and Control, prior to Iraqi War. $300M in critical C2 programs moved from services to Joint Forces Command for interoperability as a result

Developed and conducted series of three Business Strategy Wargames for OSD and DoD concerning alternatives for future training and operational readiness. Major strategic shift by DoD Leadership developed as a result, which redirected billions in technology investments.

Currently advising governments and corporate clients, US and international, on strategies concerning cyber security and counterterrorism initiatives

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE AIR FORCE June 2013-May 2014

Director of Research, Senior Executive Service (SES)

Identify Issues for Research and Analysis for Commissioners’ consideration and deliberation of recommendations

Ensure statutory mandate and guidance is met

Deliver Commission Report to President and Congress

Develop Implementation Plan for Commission Recommendations

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL 2000-2006

Strategic Advisor, SES, Department of the Navy

Wargaming Policy and Acquisition Advisory Chair for Naval Post Graduate School.

Strategic Advisor to Navy Leadership to establish new operating and Command/Control procedures post 9/11

Charter member of Naval War College Wargaming Advisory Panel.

Supported the ASN/RD&A Acquisition Strategy Wargames for Multi-Billion Programs, including JSF, and DD-X (New Destroyer) and Communication (including Congressional) Strategies for senior program executives

Originated Port Security/Maritime Defense Strategy Wargames, adding policy and strategy issues to the National Security agenda.

Strategic Guidance to Commander of N6/7 (Warfighting Requirements.)

Developed a number of business strategy wargames for Navy Senior Leadership OSD and JFCOM. These include: IRRMP (Corporate Navy); FORCEnet, NetworkCentric Warfare; Battle Management Command and Control, (OSD, JFCOM, J6); NETWARCOM Commander, new organization.

Previous Roles

KPMG National Director, Strategy 1997-2000

BOOZ ALLEN & HAMILTON Principal 1995-1997 DARPA Strategic Director, Dual Use Technology Strategy 1994-1995

CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSIS (CNA) Senior Advisor 1993-1994

PRESIDENTAL COMMISSION ASSIGNMENT OF WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES 1992-1993 Director, Research and Analysis SES

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS 1988-1992

Corporate Directorr, International Strategic Planning

COOPERS AND LYBRAND 1986-1988

International Corporate Tax Attorney

Education

JD/PhD, International Corporate Law, International Economics and Defense Policy, University of Alabama, 1986

MPS, International Relations, Auburn University, 1983

BA, California State University

BOARDS AND AWARDS

Current

National Advisory Board (10 members) for Federal Lab Consortium (300 Government Laboratories)

Service America’s Veterans/America’s Adopt a Soldier

Kilconquhar Castle Estates, UK

President, Rappahannock County, Friends of the Library

Associate Member of Alabama Bar

Past

Member of Army Science and Technology Advisory Board, BAST

American Bar Association, Vice Chairman, Air and Space Law, Chairperson

Selected for Bench and Bar, Who’s Who Among American Law Students, Best Paper, Private International Law, International Finance

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