Ryan Crumpler has almost 15 years of government experience, including 12+ years in Congress as a Professional Staff Member on the House Armed Services Committee and nearly three as a Senior National Intelligence Service member at ODNI. He is the founder and CEO of Meridian535 Strategies, a strategic advisory firm established in 2017 specializing in national security. Mr. Crumpler has held congressional roles and FPI, FDD, CNAS, and PSA fellowships. In addition, he spent 3 years as the Director of Government Relations at Raytheon.
Mr. Crumpler is a Senior Advisor at American University's Technology, Law & Security Program. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Texas Tech University and an M.A. in Strategic Security Studies from the National Defense University. He is also an alumni of the Intelligence Community's Leading the IC and Harvard Kennedy School security courses.