While at Booz Allen, John worked on a variety of intelligence and finance-related projects for firm clients, including the Departments of Defense, Justice, Homeland Security, Treasury, and private-sector financial institutions such as Bank of America and Wachovia. John also served two years as a Senior Analyst in the Office of Global Risk Assessments at the American International Group (AIG) where he was responsible for providing analysis on business risks and global threats (i.e., terrorism, political and economic crises) that could impact AIG’s businesses in Latin America, Eastern Europe, India, Africa and the Middle East. Brewer served as Assistant Editor for the Executive Briefing Book (EBB), a strategic analysis of global risk provided to the CEOs and risk managers of leading AIG customers and led the working group that developed the company’s Threat Assessment Center (TAC) which received, validated, and distributed information regarding a threat or incident involving any AIG facility worldwide.

In addition to his private sector experience, John brings to FAS more than a decade of experience in the Federal Government. During his government career, he served in the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence & Research, the Pentagon’s Office of Counter-narcotics, and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in the Treasury Department. His areas of expertise include U.S. policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean, counter-narcotics policy, and anti-money laundering/counter terrorist financing programs. His regional experience includes Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.