James Powers
Summary
Contact info
Location: Alexandria, United States
Industry Experience
Education: Masters
Work Experience
Senior Intelligence Collector, Arabic Linguist
I led an international team of more than 50 intelligence collectors and 20 native Arabic interpreters from Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan. I oversaw collection and reporting in coordination with partners throughout the intelligence community. I reviewed, edited and published over 1,700 reports.
Senior and Principal Analyst
With the Counter-Insurgency Targeting Program, I led 32 social network analysts in Iraq and Afghanistan, overseeing the design, planning, and development of network analysis projects. I published over 200 network studies and provided strategic and technical guidance to US military leaders.
Graduate Intern for Policy and Government Affairs
I analyzed the operationalization of results-based payments for REDD+ in support of a consultancy report. I also researched multi- and bilateral finance projects for comparison with the GCF, including the FCPF’s Carbon Fund, NICFI, the BioCarbon Fund’s ISFL, and Germany’s REM Program.
Industry Expertise
- Army
- Intelligence
- Military training
- Other