Tony Monell

As Vice President of Public Sector, Tony brings more than 30 years of experience in Federal Government to Black Kite ranging from career Naval Aviator, to legislative affairs liaison to Congress, to The White House. During his tenure, he had extensive experience negotiating with foreign government officials representing U.S. interests abroad, as well as private industry leaders to drive some of the nation’s most complex strategy, policy, and technology issues.

Prior to joining Black Kite, Tony was a Senior Cyber Policy Advisor, Critical and Emerging Technology, in the Office of Secretary of Defense. In that role, he was a member of several National Security Council committees, creating authorities on behalf of the Administration against foreign adversaries threatening U.S. economic and national security interests. Additionally, he coordinated international engagements with allies to design sustained global campaigns targeting state-sponsored malicious actors in order to generate insights, enable defense, and impose costs on adversaries.