Krystin Borgognone

Krystin Borgognone serves as an Advisor to the Secretary of War in the Joint Interagency Coordination Group, leading coordination on high-priority national security challenges. Throughout her nearly 20-year career at the U.S. Department of State, she has led security cooperation, justice-sector reform, and foreign assistance initiatives spanning more than 30 countries across Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Her work has included managing major international portfolios, designing security assistance programs, coordinating Cabinet-level bilateral engagements, and leading interagency policy development. She previously served as Deputy Director of the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues and most recently led U.S.–Mexico security cooperation efforts focused on counter-cartel operations, border security, and counternarcotics.