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Bob Jensen

Senior Managing Director

Bob Jensen brings more than 38 years of experience across a broad spectrum of assignments both inside and outside of the U.S. government, most recently as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Bob Jensen brings more than 38 years of experience across a broad spectrum of assignments both inside and outside of the U.S. government, most recently as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

In his current role he consults with national governments as well as major corporations globally. He provided on-the-ground advice and assistance during major events as well as crisis management and communication training to law enforcement agencies in the U.S. Working with the World Bank, he has advised national governments on risk and crisis management, improving emergency management and developing national public awareness campaigns.

While a senior government official, he ensured U.S. government communication and response efforts had the effect and outcomes needed to save lives, maintain public confidence and address complex international situations. He also provided oversight and input to risk assessments and strategy development for U.S. national security issues including cybersecurity, natural disasters, pandemics, counter-proliferation and counterterrorism.

He led the U.S. government’s on-the-ground crisis communications efforts after the massive earthquake in Haiti, for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response and for more than 30 major disasters in the U.S. including Hurricane Sandy for FEMA. Leading deployed teams of up to 2500, Bob found solutions to challenges that included working in dangerous environments, overcoming cultural and linguistic barriers and quickly reaching a large set of diverse audiences at the local, national and international levels.

Bob served as a spokesman for the White House’s National Security Council as well as for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. He led the Combined Forces Air Component’s media operations at the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom and led on the ground efforts to assess and improve coalition strategic communication effectiveness in Iraq and Afghanistan during four combat zone deployments.

He is a graduate of Air War College and has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from Ohio State University. He has been an international keynote speaker at conferences in Australia, New Zealand and Canada and has spoken at many other events across the globe.

Bob is a Fulbright Program alumni, a member of the International Advisory Committee for the Centre for Disaster Management and Public Safety at the University of Melbourne and a frequent guest lecturer at the U.S. Defense Information School and universities around the world.
He is a recipient of the Secretary of Homeland Security’s Gold Distinguished Service Medal.

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Paul Tyson

Senior Director for International Affairs

A former Foreign Service Officer, Paul brings extensive expertise in counter-terrorism, counter-piracy, rule of law, anti-corruption and international energy issues.

Mr. Paul H. Tyson is a retired Foreign Service Officer with extensive service in Western and Central Europe and the Middle East.

Mr. Tyson was born in Fort Lee, Virginia while his career Army sergeant father was stationed there.  Mr. Tyson and his family lived on Army bases in Japan, Germany and in locations in the United States.

Mr. Tyson graduated from Dartmouth College and the George Washington University Law School.  Under Department of State auspices he attended the Foreign Service Institute, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the National War College.  He is a member of the Virginia Bar Association.

During his Foreign Service Career he focused on economic issues and energy issues in particular.  He served in Germany, the Sinai with the MFO, Saudi Arabia, the United Nations in New York, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.  He also traveled extensively as a Senior Inspector General (IG).

After retiring, Mr. Tyson spent 15 months in Iraq as an advisor to the Iraqi Commission on Public Integrity working on anti-corruption issues.

Later he worked for the Iraq-Afghanistan Joint Transition Planning Group.

Mr. Tyson was a senior program manager and proposal writer at PRO-telligent LLC, which concentrated on expert staff augmentation to government agencies.

Most recently, Mr. Tyson is working in the State Department Counter Terrorism Bureau on terrorism screening and interdiction.  Previously, he worked on Gaza Arms Smuggling and Somali Piracy issues.

His subject matter expertise includes counter-terrorism, counter-piracy, rule of law, anti-corruption and international energy issues.

Mr. Tyson is married to the former Susan Gorman.  They have two grown children.

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John Callahan, Ph.D.

Senior Director for Research and Analysis

A professor of political science and strategic communication analyst, John brings deep expertise in strategic planning and analysis, public affairs and strategic communication, decision making and framing processes, program management, exercises, and wargame development and implementation.

John Marshall Callahan has served as the Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies since September 2019. He continues to serve as the Director for Combined Online Military Programs in International Relations, Homeland Security, and Public Policy for New England College, and has taught there since 2010.

He received a Ph.D. in International Studies from Old Dominion University in 2015.  His dissertation examined U.S. Foreign policy and Strategic Communication in Humanitarian Interventions.  His chapter on the information environment was published in April 2017’s “Future of U.S. Warfare,” by Palgrave, and his first book, “Explaining Wars of Choice,” was published by Academica Press in February 2018.  His research focus is on foreign policy decision making, framing, and strategic communication.  John is a contributor to the UK Defense Forum’s Defense Viewpoints, focusing EU enlargement issues. He is also a Co-Convenor for the Political Science Association of the UK German Studies Group, focusing on the rise of populism in Europe.

From 2007 to 2017, John served as a consultant to the Joint Public Affairs Support Element, U.S. Transportation Command, and the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence.  In this role, John has worked as a strategic communications planner as well as a Joint Public Affairs and Media Trainer for all of the U.S. Regional Combatant Commands.  He continues to serve in an advisory capacity to U.S. Marine Forces in Europe.

Dr. Callahan served as Deputy Spokesman at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, helping the Director, Ambassador John Negroponte, to communicate key messages of intelligence reform to the American people.  Prior to this, John was honored to be selected by the Department of Defense and the Department of State to serve as a Public Affairs Officer at the American Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.  His missions there included working as an information officer for the Iraq Commission on Public Integrity and as a portfolio press officer at the embassy.  He facilitated press events throughout Iraq under difficult conditions and worked in coordination with the British and Australian Embassy’s on Rule of Law Projects.

From 2000-2004 John served as a government relations and public affairs officer for several well-known U.S. student leadership organizations.  At this time, he was also certified as a Competent Toastmaster. John is a past-president of the Ambassador Club USA and has served on the Board of Directors for the International Ambassador Club since 2018.

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