Nate has been writing at the intersection of national security, technology and geopolitics for a decade. He is the Vice President for Assessments at Second Front Systems, a national security-focused start-up dedicated to rapidly delivering innovative technology solutions that address critical military and intelligence needs. Previously, he worked in progressively more senior analytic and leadership capacities at Strategic Forecasting, a geopolitical intelligence firm providing strategic analysis and forecasting of global events. Nate is a U.S. Marine veteran and holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.