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According to Defense One, new Secretary of
Defense Ashton B. Carter has surrounded himself with three advisors who
do not appear on the DOD organization chart. They are Michael Bayer,
Sally Donnelly and Dave Copp [1].
Now, it turns out that Sally Donnelly, a former journalist for Time Magazine,
served as advisor to the former Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff,
Admiral Mike Mullen. Then she joined the board of directors of
Imperatis, a U.S. private army company, and founded SDB Advisors [2], which employs Ashton B. Carter and Michael Bayer as advisers [3], and Dave Copp as financial administrator [4].
SDB Advisors provide pointers to major companies in the United States
and the United Kingdom on how to cope with communication crises.
SDB Advisors has recruited several former US defense officials such
as: Admiral Mike Mullen (former Chief of Staff) already quoted; Admiral
Dennis Blair (former Director of National Intelligence), Admiral Eric T.
Olson (former commander of USSOCOM), General Carter Ham (former
commander of AfriCom) and, only two months ago, General Mike Flynn
(former director of military Intelligence).
SALLY DONNELLY
Chief Executive Officer
OUR TEAM
Sally Donnelly is the Founder and CEO of SBD Advisors.
Prior to founding SBD Advisors, Donnelly served as the head of
Washington’s office for U.S. Central Command, which covers operations
and engagements across 20 countries in the Middle East. Donnelly was a
key strategic advisor to General Jim Mattis on policy issues,
Congressional relations, communications, and engagements with foreign
governments. She traveled with Gen. Mattis throughout the Middle East
and Central Asia, as well as accompanying him on engagements on Capitol
Hill, at other U.S. government agencies including the State Department,
and in meetings with think tanks and non profit groups.
Before joining Central Command, Donnelly was a Special
Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike
Mullen. Adm. Mullen recruited Donnelly to advise on domestic and
international issues, and develop innovative approaches to enhance the
Chairman’s influence, impact and reach. She advised the Chairman on
policy, personnel, communications, and organization. Donnelly helped
connect the Chairman to a network of business leaders, non-government
actors and organizations that had never had a relationship with senior
military leaders. She advised the Chairman's team that followed the
Presidential campaigns in 2008, helped the Chairman establish the task
force on wounded warriors, and served on the Secretary of Defense's
Review Panel on the Ft. Hood shootings.
Donnelly came to work for Adm. Mullen after 21 years
at Time Magazine, the nation's largest newsmagazine. Her career there
included tours in the bureaus in Los Angeles, Moscow, London, and
Washington, as well as five years in Time's editorial headquarters in
New York. She covered the Pentagon, homeland and aviation security,
Presidential and Congressional elections and three Olympic games. In
Moscow, she reported on the political and economic upheaval throughout
the former Soviet Union, including several trips to Chechnya to report
on the ongoing conflict. She collaborated on two Time books--on China
and a biography of Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev.
A consultant to the Pentagon's Defense Business Board,
Donnelly is also a director at Imperatis, a Virginia-based technology
company, and a board member of the American Friends of Black Stork, a
U.K.-based charity dedicated to the treatment and rehabilitation of
military veterans.
Donnelly has an undergraduate degree(cum laude) from
Hollins College, a Certificate in Russian from Leningrad State
University, a master’s degree from the London School of Economics, and a
certificate from the Haas Business School at the University of
California, Berkeley.
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http://www.sbdadvisors.com/#!team/c1tsl
Mike Mullen
Admiral Michael G. Mullen, United States Navy (Ret)
17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and 28th Chief of Naval Operations
Dr. Amy Alving
Carter Ham
General Carter F. Ham, United States Army (Ret)
Former Commander, US Africa Command
Denny Blair
Admiral Dennis C. Blair, United States Navy (Ret)
Former Director of National Intelligence and former Commander, US Pacific Command
Ash Carter
The Honorable Ashton B. Carter
Former US Deputy Secretary of Defense
Patty Brandmaier
Patty Brandmaier, Former Director CIA Special Review Group
Michael Bayer
Mr. Michael J. Bayer
CEO, Dumbarton Strategies and former Chairman, US Department of Defense Business Board
Frank Kearney
Lieutenant General (Ret) Frank H. Kearney, United States Army
Former Deputy Commander, US Special Operations Command
Eric Olson
Admiral Eric T. Olson, United States Navy (Ret)
Former Commander, US Special Operations Command
Mike Flynn
Mike LeFever
Sir Graeme Lamb
Lieutenant-General (Retd) Sir Graeme Lamb, KBE CMG DSO
Former Commander, Field Army (CFA)
Maren Leed
Ms. Maren Leed
Independent consultant and former Advisor to the Chief of Staff, United States Army
Greg Newbold
Lieutenant General Gregory S Newbold, United States Marine Corps (Ret)
Partner, Torch Hill Investment Partners
Neal Wolin
Mr. Neal Wolin, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury
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