Graduate, US Army War College; BA, University of Pennsylvania; JD, The Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America. Former professional stints with the US Congress and USG Executive agencies: Director, Anticorruption and Governance Initiatives; Special Adviser for the Rule of Law, INL/Secretary's Rule of Law Coordinator Office, US Department of State; Assistant Counsel to the President, Office of the Counsel to the President, The White House; Special Assistant for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the Secretary, US Department of Labor; and Special Assistant to the Special Counsel, Committee on Banking, United States Senate. With the US Department of State: Director, Anticrime Programs, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), helps coordinate diplomatic initiatives on national security related to efforts to disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal networks.