National Security and Risk Assessment Expert; Partner at Brunswick Group
Samantha Vinograd: Biography at a Glance
- Samantha Vinograd, one of the most distinguished women in the national and homeland security space, has a unique understanding of the security risks and opportunities facing individuals and entities today.
- Based on her time at the Department of the Treasury under President Bush, the National Security Council under President Obama, the Department of Homeland Security under President Biden, and as an executive in the private sector, Samantha has a remarkable capacity to advise members of the public and private sectors about a range of topics affecting us all in the near, medium, and long term.
- Samantha has held key private sector roles at Goldman Sachs, Stripe, and now as a partner at Brunswick Group where she leads the firm's US geopolitical practice.
- Previously, she served as the Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where she developed, implemented, and evaluated policies to identify and mitigate risks to the U.S.
- President Biden recently appointed her as a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. She also previously worked as a Senior Advisor at the Biden Institute and as a CNN national security analyst.
- Samantha subsequently served on President Obama’s National Security Council as the Director for Iraq, Director for International Economics and Energy, and as the Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor.
- From disinformation to counterintelligence, border security to counterterrorism, the Middle East, China, and Russia, Samantha provides analytic insights that are key to strategic planning and understanding the world around us.
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Biography
Samantha is one of the most distinguished women in the national and homeland security space. As a former senior government official - under Republican and Democrat Administrations, Samantha has a unique understanding of the security risks and opportunities facing individuals and entities today. Using her time at the Department of the Treasury, the White House, the Department of Homeland Security, and as an executive in the private sector to inform her knowledge of public policy, intelligence, and geopolitics, Samantha has a remarkable capacity to advise members of the public and private sector about a range of topics affecting us all in the near, medium, and long term.
Samantha is a public policy and strategic communications expert. She is a partner at Brunswick Group where she leads the firm's US geopolitical practice. She is also currently a CBS News contributor, a Trustee at Save the Children US, a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, and a Senior Advisor at the University of Delaware’s Biden Institute.
She has served in bipartisan Administrations and in key private sector roles. Most recently, she served as the Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention, and Law Enforcement Policy at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where she developed, implemented, and evaluated policies to identify and mitigate risks to the U.S. Prior to joining the Biden Administration, Samantha led global public policy at Stripe and worked for Goldman Sachs where she focused on building public-private sector partnerships. She previously worked as a Senior Advisor at the Biden Institute and as a CNN national security analyst. Samantha began her career in Baghdad under President Bush working for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and she subsequently served on President Obama’s National Security Council as the Director for Iraq, Director for International Economics and Energy, and as the Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor.
Samantha served as an advisor to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and to the Concordia Summit. She was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Public Policy Institute, a David E. Rockefeller Fellow at the Trilateral Commission, and a Millennium Fellow at the Atlantic Council. She was also on the board of the Women’s Foreign Policy Group.
She received her BA in Asian and Middle Eastern studies from the University of Pennsylvania and her MA in security studies from Georgetown University.
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Navigating the Global Storm: What Geopolitics Means for Business Today
Let’s be honest—it’s a noisy world out there. After two decades identifying and mitigating risk for the U.S. government and in leading roles at global enterprises like Goldman Sachs, Stripe, and Brunswick Group, Samantha Vinograd helps business leaders separate rhetoric from reality. For the first time in modern history, the United States itself is a major source of geopolitical risk, which is reshaping the business landscape in profound ways. But markets don’t solely revolve around Washington. For global companies, it is critical to understand that businesses are driven by local political, cultural, and economic realities that can’t be ignored. Businesses need to act local but think global.
Vinograd offers a clear-eyed guide to understanding which global shifts truly matter for your operations, brand, and revenue, and how to find opportunity amid uncertainty.
Audiences gain actionable tools for:
- Assessing geopolitical, policy, and security issues that directly affect business outcomes
- Calibrating engagement strategies to optimize opportunity while mitigating risk
- Understanding how emerging threats—from cyber campaigns to disinformation—shape markets and public perception
With insight shaped by experience across government, finance, and technology, Vinograd delivers a practical framework for anticipating disruption, adapting to uncertainty, and navigating the global storm with clarity and confidence.
Decoding Trade Policy: How US Tariffs Will Reshape Global Business
The Trump Administration has introduced a series of new tariff trends that will define the business landscape for the years to come. The convergence of US trade policy, foreign policy, and domestic policy – including immigration and counternarcotics – is unprecedented and means that countries and companies have to plan for a range of drivers for the US administration implementing trade-related penalties. Plus, the world today looks very different than when President Trump initiated tariffs in his first term. Allies and competitors alike have been preparing for tariffs and are responding with more targeted and immediate measures. Separating trade-related rhetoric vs. reality will also be critical to effective strategic planning. As a seasoned geopolitical expert, Samantha Vinograd will help identify the real drivers of trade-related measures, how the global economy and US trading partners will respond, and what kinds of scenarios businesses should plan for in the months ahead.
The Great Power Competition: Who Will Win?
Analysts have been speaking about the competition of the Great Powers for some time, namely competition between the US, China, and Russia. However, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, ongoing disinformation, and cyber attacks against the US alongside China’s increasingly aggressive behavior and disregard for US entreaties, is it time to call the competition?
In this conversation, Samantha Vinograd provides a nuanced analysis based on a variety of factors including economic strength, military capabilities, diplomatic influence, and technological advancements to help the audience understand what's next in the geopolitical landscape. Highlighting the need for diplomacy, alliances, and international cooperation, Samantha explores the necessary steps to manage tensions and prevent conflict for all countries involved while also illuminating the potential business impacts of this global competition.
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