Barbara Anne Grewe (Rhodes 1977)
Gov. Official. Consultant. Wellesley College/ Rhodes Scholar, University of Oxford, University of Michigan
Portfolio Director for International Strategy and Policy at the MITRE Corporation.[2]
Served 16 years in the U.S. Government.[2]
Apr 2014 to Jan 2015 - Senior Director 9/11 Commission, Federal Bureau of Investigation.[5]
Detailed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) where she served as a Senior Director on the FBI 9 / 11 Review Commission.[2] Reviewing of the FBI’s handling of intelligence prior to September 11.[4]
Jun 2006 to Present - Portfolio Manager International Policy and Strategy, The MITRE Corporation
Serve as a trusted advisor to the Government of Japan regarding cyber risk management with emphasis on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Key advisor on development of government supply chain risk management standards and their implementation.[5]
May 2003 to Aug 2004 - 9/11 Commission - Senior Counsel, Special Projects by President George W. Bush (S&B 1968)
Directed investigation of key factual issues. Worked across Commission teams and agencies to address crosscutting issues. Participated in interviews of key government leaders. Drafted staff statements for public hearings. Presented staff statement during nationally televised public hearing. Wrote monograph on the wall between intelligence and law enforcement that addressed its creation and the legal misunderstandings surrounding it. Drafted and edited significant portions of the Commission’s final report, including the chapter on the threat and the government’s response and proposed intelligence community reforms.[5]
There she was in charge of investigating the missed opportunities to stop the 9/11 plot, the government’s response to warnings of possible attacks, the wall between law enforcement and intelligence, the Moussaoui investigation, and the response to the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole.[4]
She was a key drafter of two staff statements regarding what the intelligence community knew about the hijackers and possible threats prior to the attacks and presented one of the staff statements during one of the Commission’s televised public hearings. She also wrote significant parts of the best selling final report, including Chapter 8: “The System Was Blinking Red.”[4]
FYI - Formed 27 Nov 2002 to 21 Aug 2004 - 9/11 Commission - Senior counsel by President George W. Bush (S&B 1968).[2]
Nov 2002 to Jul 2005 - Associate General Counsel in the Government Accountability Office.[5]
Served as a member of the Senior Executive Service. Directed GAO work related to 9/11 Commission recommendations, including technical advice on intelligence reform legislation. Supervised attorneys who were providing legal support to information technology and strategic issues teams. Provided internal advice on ethics and other managerial issues to GAO leadership.[5]
Jan 1989 to Nov 2003 - Assistant United States Attorney. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh (Freemason, Yale), William Barr (Father OSS, hired Jeffrey Epstein as math teacher, despite Epstein having dropped out of College.[7]), Stuart M. Gerson (acting), Janet Reno (Hon. Quill and Dagger. National Honor Society, Waco seige), Eric Holder (Boule/ Sigma Pi Phi, “Guardians of Skull and Bones”) and John Ashcroft (St. Elmo Society) by President George H. W. Bush (S&B 1948), Bill Clinton (Rhodes 1968) and George W. Bush (S&B 1968).
As a Senior AUSA in the Fraud and Public Corruption Section directed investigations into theft of government property and complex government contract fraud. As a Senior Appellate AUSA wrote 70 briefs and argued over 50 cases in the D.C. Circuit. Have tried as lead or sole counsel 37 criminal jury trials.
May 1985 to Jan 1989 - Associate, Covington & Burling. Specialized in financial and economic issues in litigation, including antitrust and tax cases. Acted as in-house consultant on cost and damage issues and supervised economic and financial experts used in litigation.[5]
Aug 1980 to Aug 1982 - Strategic Management Research Consultant, McKinsey & Company. Developed product and marketing strategies for industrial and consumer businesses.[5]
Doctor of Law (JD), University of Michigan Law School.[2][5]
From 1977 - Rhodes Scholar, St Hilda’s College, University of Oxford.[1] (MA (Oxon), Economics and Politics)[5]
Wellesley College (B.A. Economics).[4][5]
[2] - naseba.com - Barbara Anne Grewe (Rhodes 1977)
[3] - Reference in HistoryCommons Complete 9/11 Timeline
[4] Center for American Progress Action Fund - Biography - Barbara Anne Grewe (Rhodes 1977)
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