Kirsten Fontenrose is the President of Red Six International (R6I) an advisory firm providing US government approved technical expertise to partner nations on defeating drones. Kirsten has 20+ years of experience working with the national security apparatuses of nations in the Middle East and Africa from positions within the US Department of Defense, Department of State, White House, private industry, and non-profit sector. Her most recent government service was as Senior Director for Gulf Affairs at the National Security Council.
Prior to joining R6I, Kirsten was Director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, where she remains a Non-Resident Senior Fellow.
Kirsten holds a BA in Middle East Studies, an MA in Middle East Studies, and an MBA from the General Management Program.
