Senior Advisory Role with the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Department of Defense

Jamie Mannina

About Jamie Mannina

Jamie Mannina is an experienced national security expert who has worked on many of the most challenging national security policy issues facing the United States government. His expertise includes artificial intelligence (AI), data management, export control of technology, illicit networks, cybersecurity, counterintelligence, nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, and U.S., China, and Russia strategic stability policies. He has an in-depth understanding of Russian and Chinese military doctrine and political and economic core interests. His experience in placing and implementing international sanctions and investigating Chinese counterintelligence technology transfer violations is unparalleled.

Mannina’s various government roles and strong foundation in diplomacy and deterrence underscore a career committed to advancing national interests and fostering strategic stability.

As a Senior Advisor with Booz Allen Hamilton, an American government and military contractor specializing in intelligence, Mannina was embedded with the Joint Staff Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO). During this five-year tenure, he advised on all matters related to modernizing the way the Department of Defense (DOD) employs Command and Control (C2) for warfighting, called the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2).

Mannina’s strategic communications and international relations expertise supported the company’s mission to navigate complex global security challenges. His team’s collaborative efforts at Booz Allen Hamilton significantly shaped policy frameworks and response strategies.

Prior to his role with Booz Allen Hamilton, Mannina was a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for two years. He led, managed, and participated in criminal investigations on Counter Cyber-Espionage and Chinese Counterintelligence and Technology Transfer case violations related to AI/ML and quantum information sciences. His role was pivotal in addressing intricate international issues.