Dr. Brooke Taylor

Where Congress, National Security, and Global Strategy Converge

Dr. Brooke Taylor is an internationally recognized national security strategist, federal lobbyist, and foreign policy expert whose career has been defined by one uncommon distinction: she operates at the convergence of Congress, national security, and global strategy. As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Defending Our Country (DOC), she advises defense companies, technology innovators, policymakers, and international partners navigating the increasingly complex relationship between U.S. government, global security, and strategic competition.

Few professionals in Washington possess Dr. Taylor's breadth of experience. Her career spans congressional policymaking, strategic deterrence, defense appropriations, federal lobbying, executive leadership, military education, academic scholarship, and international policy engagement. This multidisciplinary background enables her to bridge the worlds of government, industry, and academia while helping organizations anticipate geopolitical change, understand congressional priorities, and develop strategies that advance both business objectives and national security interests.

As Congressional Nuclear Security Fellow at George Washington University, Dr. Taylor advised Members of Congress on nuclear deterrence, strategic modernization, and defense appropriations while managing the bipartisan Congressional Nuclear Security Working Group. Working alongside senior congressional leaders, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Strategic Command, and defense policymakers, she helped shape conversations surrounding some of America's most consequential national security priorities.

Today, that experience provides clients with something rarely available in Washington: direct access to senior strategic counsel informed by firsthand experience developing policy, educating military leaders, representing organizations before the federal government, and engaging international security communities. Organizations turn to Dr. Taylor not simply for advocacy, but for trusted guidance on how congressional decision-making, defense strategy, foreign policy, and global events intersect to shape opportunities and risk.

Dr. Taylor's influence extends well beyond Capitol Hill. She has developed strategic education programs for U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command, educated military practitioners and allied partners on deterrence and great power competition, and spoken before distinguished defense and academic institutions in the United States and abroad, including King's College London and the Deterrence and Assurance Academic Alliance. Her work contributes to international dialogue on strategic stability, alliance cooperation, and the future of democratic security.

A prolific author and internationally recognized commentator, Dr. Taylor's analysis appears in leading policy and media outlets, including The Washington Times, The Hill, Washington Examiner, and InsideSources. She is regularly invited to provide expert analysis on U.S. foreign policy, strategic deterrence, China, Russia, the Middle East, and emerging geopolitical challenges for international television audiences, helping inform conversations that extend well beyond Washington.

As Distinguished Faculty in Missouri State University's School of Defense and Strategic Studies, Dr. Taylor continues to prepare the next generation of national security leaders while advising executives, government officials, and international organizations confronting an increasingly complex strategic environment. Her career reflects a commitment to transforming rigorous analysis into practical action—linking congressional insight, defense expertise, and global strategy to help clients make informed decisions in moments that matter most.

Through Defending Our Country, Dr. Taylor has built more than a government affairs practice. She has established a strategic advisory platform where Congress, national security, and global strategy converge—providing clients with senior-level insight, informed judgment, and a demonstrated record of leadership across the institutions shaping the future of American and international security. Guided by her enduring philosophy of Peace Through Strategy, she helps leaders navigate complexity, strengthen partnerships, and develop solutions that advance security, prosperity, and long-term strategic advantage.