Prior to joining Beacon Global Strategies, Sandra Marcushamer served in the Department of Defense, first for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, and later for the U.S. Space Force Congressional Relations Office, supporting the Chief of Space Operations. Sandra also worked as a Fellow for Pallas Advisors, a D.C.-based consulting firm specializing in national security, defense, and innovation.
Sandra holds an M.A. in National Security & Intelligence from Georgetown University, and a B.A. in International Relations & Counterterrorism from Reichman University in Israel. Within her passion for national security, Sandra is specifically interested in space national security, unmanned aerial vehicles, and autonomous weapons systems. She speaks English, Spanish, and Hebrew.