Team Members

04.20.23

Sarah Eiland

Sarah Eiland Joined Beacon Global Strategies in April 2023 Sarah Eiland joined Beacon Global Strategies in April 2023 as a Business Development Associate. Prior to joining BGS, Ms. Eiland worked at Venable LLP as a Public Affairs and Policy Analyst where she specialized in working with tech clients on global data privacy issues. At Venable … Continued

04.19.17

Kaitlyn Garman

Kaitlyn Garman joined Beacon Global Strategies LLC in March 2017. Prior to joining BGS, Ms. Garman worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense as Confidential Assistant to the Secretary of Defense and his Chief of Staff. For both roles, she prepared and presented daily briefing materials, and provided research in support of implementing the … Continued

09.16.22

Glenn Gerstell

Glenn Gerstell Joined BGS in September 2022 Prior to joining BGS, Mr. Gerstell served as the general counsel of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Central Security Service (CSS) from 2015 to 2020. He has written and spoken widely on issues at the intersections of technology and national security. Prior to joining the NSA, Mr. … Continued

10.17.22

Bonnie Glaser

Bonnie Glaser joined Beacon Global Strategies in October 2022 Bonnie S. Glaser is director of the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. She was previously senior adviser for Asia and the director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Ms. Glaser is concomitantly a … Continued

04.19.17

Joshua Grelle

Joshua Grelle joined Beacon Global Strategies LLC in April 2017. Prior to joining Beacon, Mr. Grelle worked as a Government Affairs Analyst at Alcoa. There, Mr. Grelle supported worldwide government affairs and sustainability efforts and work related to the 2016 separation of Alcoa into two separately traded companies. Previously, as a consulting intern at International … Continued

09.13.22

Lieutenant General Michael S. Groen (Ret.)

 Lieutenant General Michael S. Groen (Ret.) joined BGS in September 2022 General Groen (U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.) served over 36 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career as the Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), where he led the transformation of U.S. Joint warfighting and departmental processes through the integration of Artificial … Continued

04.26.22

Julie Grundman

Julie Grundman Joined BGS in October 2021 Prior to joining Beacon, she was a Senior Manager at PwC UK, where she led the Cybersecurity in Mergers & Acquisitions team. During her time at PwC, she was also seconded in a senior operational role, acting as an Information Risk Manager for a business unit at a global oil and gas … Continued

04.26.22

Liz Hampton

Liz Hampton Joined BGS in March 2022 Prior to joining BGS, Liz worked at the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service doing mission critical Assisted Acquisitions for Federal customers. Since 2018, Liz served as a GSA FEDSIM Manager within the Civilian Sector supporting a variety of Intelligence Community and Health & Human Services customers … Continued

09.07.22

Sally Hayes

Sally Hayes joined Beacon Global Strategies in March 2021 Prior to joining BGS, Ms. Hayes worked as a Research Associate at Business Executives for National Security (BENS). There, she supported the planning and execution of engagements with federal government partners. Also at BENS, she staffed a working group focused on assessing government roles in national … Continued

09.08.22

Emma Hemingway

Emma Hemingway Joined Beacon Global Strategies in June 2022 Prior to joining BGS, Ms. Hemingway was a Senior Associate at Twenty Kemp Strategies, where she led digital strategy and marketing for clients in politics, journalism, law, healthcare, and data analytics. Previously, Ms. Hemingway worked as a Research Assistant for Dr. Michael Pillsbury, Senior Fellow and … Continued