ALEX GALLO JOINS BGR GROUP AS VICE PRESIDENT
WITH DEFENSE AND CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES PRACTICE
Washington, D.C. (February 10, 2025) – BGR Group, Washington, D.C.’s premier bipartisan lobbying and public relations firm, announced today that Alex Gallo has joined its Defense and Critical Technologies practice as a Vice President. Alex brings a wealth of experience in national security, defense innovation, and higher education to this new role.
“We are excited to welcome Alex to BGR Group,” BGR Group Chairman and CEO Bob Wood said. “Given Alex’s diverse career and depth of expertise, he will be an asset to BGR Group’s continued leadership in national security policy and defense innovation.”
Before joining BGR, Alex served as the Executive Director of the Common Mission Project (CMP), a nonprofit that delivers the international Hacking for Defense program, and as a Senior Advisor with BMNT Inc., a defense innovation consultancy. Additionally, Alex is a Fellow with the National Security Institute at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia School of Law, a Fellow with the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, and an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University.
An Army veteran and West Point graduate, Alex served as a Professional Staff Member with the House Armed Services Committee, with a policy focus on the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions.
In addition to his time on Capitol Hill, Alex served as an instructor at West Point, where he also held the role of Deputy Director at the Combating Terrorism Center. He began his career as a U.S. Army officer with operational deployments in Kosovo and a combat tour in Iraq.
As a former a non-resident Senior Associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., Alex’s work has been featured in The Hill, Foreign Affairs, The Economist, the Modern War Institute, and CTC Sentinel.
Alex holds a bachelor’s degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a master’s degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.
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