The Scowcroft Group
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The Scowcroft Group, an international advisory company is managed by Brent Scowcroft
Brent Scowcroft
Brent Scowcroft, KBE was the United States National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush and a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force. He also served as Military Assistant to President Richard Nixon and as Deputy Assistant to the President for National...

, former National Security Advisor
National Security Advisor (United States)
The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor , serves as the chief advisor to the President of the United States on national security issues...

 to U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...

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The company claims regional expertise in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Middle East and consults in matters of political economy of emerging markets and has strong relationships with key political and industry decision-makers. The company provided strategic and investment advice to industry leaders in the telecommunications, insurance, aeronautics, energy, and financial products sectors. They also cater to foreign direct investors in the electronics, utilities, energy, and food industries; and investors in the fixed income, equity, and commodities markets around the world.

The Scowcroft Group includes the following people, according to their company web page:
Principal Members
  • Brent Scowcroft
    Brent Scowcroft
    Brent Scowcroft, KBE was the United States National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush and a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force. He also served as Military Assistant to President Richard Nixon and as Deputy Assistant to the President for National...

  • James R. Dunlap
    James R. Dunlap
    James R. Dunlap is a Principal at The Scowcroft Group, a Washington, D.C. based firm focused on investment banking in emerging markets. Jim's advisory and asset management work is primarily in Africa. His experience in Africa runs deep, as does his commitment to wilderlands and wildlife...

  • Charles A. Gillespie, Jr.
    Charles A. Gillespie, Jr.
    Charles Anthony “Tony” Gillespie, Jr. was a former United States career diplomat who helped to open the first United States Embassy in Grenada...

  • Walter H. Kansteiner, III
    Walter H. Kansteiner, III
    Walter H. Kansteiner, III was the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from June 2001 until November 2003.- Career :...

  • Arnold Kanter
    Arnold Kanter
    Arnold Kanter served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs from 1991 to 1993. He also held a position on the White House staff from 1989 to 1991 as Special Assistant to the President and served in a variety of capacities in the State Department from 1977 to 1985...

  • Eric D. K. Melby
  • Franklin Miller
    Franklin Miller
    Franklin C. Miller KBE is a retired senior U.S. government official who is now an independent defense consultant and a Principal at the Washington-based international business advisory firm The Scowcroft Group. He also holds positions with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and...

  • Virginia A. Mulberger
  • Kevin G. Nealer
    Kevin G. Nealer
    Kevin G. Nealer is a principal and partner in The Scowcroft Group, specializing in financial services, risk analysis, direct investment and trade policy.-External links:...

  • James Pavitt
    James Pavitt
    James L. Pavitt was Deputy Director for Operations for the CIA from 1999 until June 4, 2004. His sudden resignation – as well as that of his chief, DCI George Tenet the previous day – led to speculation that it was over the controversy surrounding Iraq weapons of mass destruction or 9-11...

  • Daniel B. Poneman
  • Joel L. Shin
    Joel L. Shin
    Joel L. Shin is a specialist in international trade matters, government affairs and national defense. He is an associate of The Scowcroft Group and a senior fellow with The Forum for International Policy. Shin previously served on the policy staff of the campaign of President George W...



Senior Consultants
  • David M. Sloan
  • Alex Slesar
  • Andrei V. Arofikin
  • Matt Sherman
    Matt Sherman
    Matt Sherman is a foreign policy analyst and lawyer who has served as a senior advisor to the State Department, the U.S. military and international and domestic corporations...

  • Emilio J. Cardénas
  • Daniel Zhou
  • Lawrence J. Twill


According to a March 2001 report, Selected Staff and Board Members of the Scowcroft Group included the following people:
The Scowcroft Team
  • Brent Scowcroft
    Brent Scowcroft
    Brent Scowcroft, KBE was the United States National Security Advisor under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush and a Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force. He also served as Military Assistant to President Richard Nixon and as Deputy Assistant to the President for National...

  • Kevin Nealer
  • Colin Powell
    Colin Powell
    Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military...

  • Condoleezza Rice
    Condoleezza Rice
    Condoleezza Rice is an American political scientist and diplomat. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and was the second person to hold that office in the administration of President George W. Bush...

  • Richard Haass
  • Ken Juster
  • Howard Baker
    Howard Baker
    Howard Henry Baker, Jr. is a former Senate Majority Leader, Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee, White House Chief of Staff, and a former United States Ambassador to Japan.Known in Washington, D.C...

  • Carla Hills
  • Robert Strauss
    Robert Schwarz Strauss
    Robert Schwarz Strauss is a figure in American politics and diplomacy. A Texas political figure, Strauss’s political service dates back to future president Lyndon Johnson’s first congressional campaign in 1937. By the 1950s, he was associated in Texas politics with the conservative faction of...

  • Lawrence Eagleburger
    Lawrence Eagleburger
    Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger was an American statesman and former career diplomat, who served briefly as the United States Secretary of State under President George H. W. Bush. Previously, he had served in lesser capacities under Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H....



These people have also been or are associates of the Scowcroft Group:
  • Stephen J. Hadley

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