President, Global Strategies Group (USA) LLC
John Hillen is the President of Global Strategies Group (USA) LLC, the American subsidiary of the worldwide risk management corporation. Global Strategies Group delivers customised risk management, technology, business strategy, and development solutions to clients around the world. Global is a market leader for integrated risk management solutions undertaken in austere or dangerous environments, post-conflict regions, or emerging markets.
From 2005 – 2007, Hillen served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs in the Bush administration. In that capacity he was the senior State department official responsible for coordinating America’s diplomatic strategy with its military operations. He was also responsible for overseeing the department’s policies in the areas of international security, security assistance, military operations, weapons removal and abatement, and defense trade.
Prior to his appointment, Hillen served in the private sector as the President of a subsidiary of a large publicly owned technology company. He has also been the head of a $315 million industry group at a NASDAQ-listed IT firm and was the Chief Operating Officer of a financial services firm in New York City. He has served on a number of corporate and non-profit boards and is a member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO). In addition to being a trustee of IISS, he is a trustee of the Committee on Economic Development in the U.S. and is a member of the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel, a federal advisory commission for the head of the US Navy.
Prior to his business career, Hillen worked as a military policy expert and also served for twelve years as an Army officer. He is the author or editor of several books on international security and has been published in dozens of leading journals and newspapers. During his time in the Army, Hillen was a reconnaissance and special operations officer in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. He has been decorated for his actions in combat.
Hillen graduated from Duke University, holds a Master’s Degree from King’s College London, a doctorate from Oxford, and received his MBA from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell.
