Sam Kessler

Chief & Managing Editor, Open-Source Analyst, and Contributor

Sam Kessler is one of the founding members of Fulcrum Global and is responsible for implementing its mission and vision. He is a freelance writer and consultant who writes on national security, global security, geopolitics, and business/finance fused topics and projects for clients and publications. In addition, he also contributes articles for other publications, magazines like Asian Affairs Magazine, Overture Global, and NASE. This also includes C-level client publication projects and on his professional website/blog: www.samkessler.com. In addition, he is also Geopolitical Advisor for the North Star Support Group (NSSG), a global risk management firm. Sam has an M.A. in National Security Studies with a Concentration in Security and Intelligence Analysis as well as an M.A. in Intelligence Studies with Concentration in Intelligence Operations from American Military University, which is part of the American Public University System. His undergraduate degree is a B.A. in International Studies with a Minor in Economics from Bradley University. In addition, he has an Intelligence Analyst Certificate from the Analyst Boot Camp (ABC) program at the Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development (ATIC), which is now part of the Wright State Research Institute (WRI). While doing his master’s degree, Sam served as a Research Intern with the Hudson Institute Center for Political-Military Analysis, a Washington D.C. think tank. Prior to his master’s degree, Sam worked as a business writer/consultant, legal compliance analyst for a Wall Street hedge fund, and as a liaison/consultant for NGOs at the United Nations. Currently, Sam is also the President of the Society for Defense and Strategic Studies (SDSS) at American Military University.