Connor’s career began in national defense, focusing on a Department of Defense cybersecurity partnership and later transitioning to the Department of Energy in nuclear deterrence and anti-nuclear proliferation. His expertise spans the tracking and analysis of weapons, both nuclear and non-nuclear, and monitoring foreign military activity and sales through advanced analytics. With a master’s in data analytics and computational social science, Connor has overseen data functions across multiple workstreams in the defense security space, specializing in risk analytics, visualizations, and research/text analysis. His work has consistently operated in the national interest, navigating the complexities of the defense sector with a keen understanding of the grey areas where strategic decisions...