Michael Irving Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Livermore, California, United States

• Composed a monograph and annotated bibliography on U.S. biodefense strategy to inform the laboratory-wide biosecurity mission, entitled Current and Future Challenges to U.S. Biosecurity Strategy (February 2023)
• Supported the Integrated Strategic Deterrence thrust area, providing research and analysis on the management of multi-domain deterrence, focusing on security implications of the commercialization of cislunar space
• Coordinated development of an annotated bibliography on long-term competition for strategic advantage in the space domain, entitled Space in Integrated Deterrence Campaigns (September 2022)

Greater Boston Area

• Headed a comparative study of the national space programs, policies, as well as the organizational structures of relevant civilian, military, intelligence, and commercial bodies across 12+ major spacefaring countries.
• Contributed to the development of a workshop on managing interrelated risks to international security, including autonomous technologies, biotechnology, cyber threats, climate change, demographic shifts, drones, and.
• Led evidence-based analysis and reporting on potential geopolitical, public health, policy responses, and implications of the evolving COVID-19 crisis, including vaccine distribution, across seven national markets to.
• Shaped assessment of 30+ technological, environmental, and policymaking trends with potential to impact the future operating model and expansive remit of a European ministerial department, and delivered quantitative.
• Assisted in drafting and deployment of a survey to 825+ senior executives experienced in digital transformation, supported survey data analysis, supplemented with insights drawn from the outcomes of 50+ BCG digital.

Greater Boston Area

• Provided thought partnership and support in a detailed comparative study of major national artificial intelligence strategies for the development of the client government's position
• Identified and analyzed disruptive trends (e.g. trade war, natural disasters etc.) for a large US software provider to define scenarios and inform strategic planning process
• Supported in-depth analysis of major digital platform strategies to inform development of a major aerospace OEM seeking to ambitiously scale their offering
• Contributed to development of internal training and related documentation on BCG approach to digital strategy and artificial intelligence
• Coordinated workflow in analysis of the philanthropic space in a European country, focusing on major trends impacting fundraising for international causes

Greater Boston Area

• Partnered with BCG Digital Ventures case team as part of an effort to envision the design and implementation strategy around a next generation knowledge management and curation platform
• Coordinate and manage multiple high priority work streams in collaboration with case teams operating across various countries and time zones
• Train and oversee the rapid development of new hires and members of BCG’s knowledge process outsource teams in order to ensure high quality standards of deliverables are consistently met.
• Foster positive working relationships with Consumer, Public Sector, Social Impact, and other topic experts to increase inter-team cooperation and knowledge sharing.
• Serve as research point of contact and facilitator for the Public Sector and Social Impact practice area knowledge teams.

Greater Boston Area

• Awarded Boston Center for Knowledge and Analytics Data and Research Services Customer Excellence Award in 2016 for outstanding contribution
• Established and maintained topic and source expertise necessary to meet and exceed research requirements across the Consumer, Public Sector and Social Impact practice areas
• Fielded research and analysis of economic, business, and social data through open and premium sources to expedite analyses, as well as supplement and update off-the-shelf material
• Supported development of policy recommendations to a Middle Eastern government on care models for troubled youth, the physically and mentally disabled, and the elderly
• Managed benchmarking research into the Innovation strategies of various international development agencies and healthcare-focused Non-Governmental Organizations

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Supported an international team of analysts, consultants, and senior-level partners working in the Public Sector practice area.
• Assisted in the drafting and editing of proposals to various departments of the federal government, which have realized significant business opportunities for the firm.
• Developed and wrote vignettes on high profile, premium casework across topic areas ranging from education and economic development to defense and national security.
• Assemble briefs and dossiers on policy initiatives, key personnel, and organizational structures across the American and various international governments.
• Assisted in the assessment and design of policy recommendations across departments and agencies of the federal government, foreign governments, as well as international NGOs.

College Park, Maryland

• Developed instructional tools for use by the Department of State Bureau of Counterterrorism in partnerships with foreign governments to achieve counterterrorism objectives
• Collected and analyzed Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) on African affairs to draft periodical reports
• Contributed to team-based writing and development of simulation documents on a strict deadline
• Wrote and edited hundreds of reports and documents insuring clarity, consistency, and cultural sensitivity
• Cultivated advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Google Apps in work environment
• Gathered information on current events in terrorist and counterterrorist activity in January 2014 to deliver as a Significant Terrorist Activity Briefing (SigTAB)

College Park, Maryland

• Assisted in research of less commonly taught languages; with a concentration on high priority African and South East Asian dialects
• Analyzed and compiled media and information on current events on the African continent
• Supported in the process of gathering linguistic data from native speakers, keeping a high degree of discretion while interacting with participants and handling sensitive but unclassified information
• Digitized, organized, and edited raw linguistic data gathered by Research Scientists while maintaining related metadatabases
• Gathered, categorized, and managed a compilation of academic sources related to African languages

College Park, Maryland

• Utilized primary and secondary documents, as well as digital databases at the National Archives II facility as well as the University of Maryland Archive
• Analyzed and cross-referenced multiple modern and historical sources to account for factual discrepancies
• Conducted extensive independent research on alumni World War II veterans with emphasis on the Marine Corps
• Abstracted and composed biographical statements of veterans from compiled information

Master Of International Affairs (Mia), International Security Policy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Military And Diplomatic History

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta

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