Meet Michèle

Ms. Flournoy is a recognized national security expert, strategic leader and advisor who brings extensive experience in government, defense policy and corporate governance to our Board. Her keen aptitude in both policy leadership and operational oversight directly complements Booz Allen’s core customer base and provides vital perspectives to enhance the Board’s insight on global defense and security.

Ms. Flournoy is the co-founder and managing partner of WestExec Advisors, a strategic advisory firm founded in 2018. Ms. Flournoy formerly served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from 2009 to 2012, acting as the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense in the formulation of national security and defense policy, oversight of military plans and operations, and in National Security Council deliberations. In 2007, Ms. Flournoy co-founded the Center for New American Security (CNAS), a bipartisan national security think tank, and served as its president from 2007 to 2009 before returning as its chief executive officer from 2014 to 2017.

Ms. Flournoy is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Aspen Strategy Group, and a non-resident Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Ms. Flournoy was formerly a member of the National Security Agency Advisory Board, and previously served on the Defense Policy Board, the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board and the CIA Director’s External Advisory Board.

Ms. Flournoy is a seasoned defense leader whose extensive knowledge of strategic advisory, governance and national security significantly contributes to the Company’s strategy and direction. Ms. Flournoy provides the Board with national security and defense policy expertise and a deep understanding of government and military operations. Ms. Flourney’s prior experience as a director on the boards of CSRA Inc., The MITRE Corporation, and Rolls Royce North America, Inc., as well as her role as a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group, significantly enhances her roles as the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as a member of the Compensation, Culture and People Committee, benefitting our Board’s oversight.