Category: Private Citizen — Corporate Director / Former Senior Government Official Role: Director, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH) Board Tenure: 2013 – present Committee Memberships: Compensation Committee; Security and Technology Oversight Committee Profile Type: Board Member Accountability — Anchor B (Documented Organizational Leadership)

Basis for Inclusion: Michèle A. Flournoy holds a documented governance role at Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, which is a major defense and government technology contractor deriving approximately 97% of its revenue from U.S. federal government contracts — primarily with defense and intelligence agencies. Booz Allen Hamilton made documented political donations to Trump-aligned entities while holding billions in federal government contracts whose renewal and expansion are directly influenced by presidential administration priorities and budget decisions. This profile documents the factual governance relationship, not the subject’s personal political views.

Subject Classification: Private Citizen / Corporate Director / Former Senior Government Official. Board membership and prior government service are matters of public record. This profile documents only the governance role and its connection to documented corporate political activity.

What is NOT the basis for inclusion: Flournoy’s personal political opinions, party affiliation, public statements, or any protected speech are NOT the basis for inclusion. The basis is solely the documented directorial role and its fiduciary connection to corporate political spending and government contracting documented in the parent corporate donor profile.

Biographical Overview

Michèle A. Flournoy is one of the most prominent figures in U.S. defense policy over the past two decades. She served as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from 2009 to 2012 under President Obama — the third-highest civilian position in the Department of Defense — where she was responsible for shaping overall national security policy, strategy, and doctrine. She was widely considered a leading candidate for Secretary of Defense under both Hillary Clinton’s prospective administration and President-elect Biden. Flournoy co-founded the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) in 2007, a national security think tank, and serves as co-founder and managing partner of WestExec Advisors, a geopolitical strategy firm. She holds a B.A. from Harvard and an M.Phil. in international relations from Oxford.

Board Role and Governance Authority

• Company: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE: BAH)
• Board tenure: 2013 – present (among the longest-serving independent directors)
• Committee assignments: Compensation Committee; Security and Technology Oversight Committee
• As a member of the Security and Technology Oversight Committee, Flournoy’s deep national security and defense policy background provides substantive oversight of Booz Allen’s work with defense and intelligence agencies — the company’s largest revenue category.
• Her prior role as USD(P) involved direct knowledge of defense contracting priorities and budget processes that remain central to Booz Allen’s business model.

Government Service

• Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, U.S. Department of Defense, 2009–2012
• Third-highest civilian position in the DoD; responsible for defense strategy, force planning, nuclear weapons policy, counterterrorism policy, and alliance management
• Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Threat Reduction, 1996–1998
• Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, 1993–1996

Other Current Board Memberships and Affiliations

• Co-Founder and Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors
• Co-Founder, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
• Additional board service in defense and national security technology sectors

Parent Corporate Donor Profile

This profile is a governance-accountability companion to the Booz Allen Hamilton corporate donor profile, which documents the corporation’s government contracting relationships and political spending under the Trump administration.

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Sources

• Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement, 2025; SEC EDGAR (CIK 1443646)
• U.S. Department of Defense biographical records
• Center for a New American Security founding documentation