[PAR] [TLE] Michèle Flournoy [SEP] Michèle Angelique Flournoy (born December 14, 1960) is the former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the seventh-ranking official in the U.S. Department of Defense, and in that role served as a principal advisor to U.S. Secretaries of Defense Robert Gates and Leon Panetta from February 2009 to February 2012.  When the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination on February 9, 2009, she was at the time the highest-ranking woman at the Pentagon in the department's history. [PAR] [TLE] Center for a New American Security [SEP] The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is a Washington, D.C.-based think tank established in 2007 by co-founders Michèle Flournoy and Kurt M. Campbell.  It specializes in the United States' national security issues.  CNAS's stated mission is to "develop strong, pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies that promote and protect American interests and values."  CNAS focuses on terrorism and irregular warfare, the future of the U.S. military, the emergence of Asia as a global power center, and the national security implications of natural resource consumption.  Former Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg called CNAS "an indispensable feature on the Washington landscape."  Speaking at the CNAS annual conference in June 2009, U.S. Central Command Commander GEN David Petraeus observed that "CNAS has, in a few years, established itself as a true force in think tank and policy-making circles."
[PAR] [TLE] Michèle Flournoy [ SEP ] Michèle Angelique Flournoy ( born December 14 , 1960 ) is the former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy , the seventh - ranking official in the U.S. Department of Defense , and in that role served as a principal advisor to U.S. Secretaries of Defense Robert Gates and Leon Panetta from February 2009 to February 2012 . When the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination on February 9 , 2009 , she was at the time the highest - ranking woman at the Pentagon in the department 's history . [PAR] [TLE] Center for a New American Security [ SEP ] The Center for a New American Security ( CNAS ) is a Washington , D.C.-based think tank established in 2007 by co - founders Michèle Flournoy and Kurt M. Campbell . It specializes in the United States ' national security issues . CNAS 's stated mission is to " develop strong , pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies that promote and protect American interests and values . " CNAS focuses on terrorism and irregular warfare , the future of the U.S. military , the emergence of Asia as a global power center , and the national security implications of natural resource consumption . Former Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg called CNAS " an indispensable feature on the Washington landscape . " Speaking at the CNAS annual conference in June 2009 , U.S. Central Command Commander GEN David Petraeus observed that " CNAS has , in a few years , established itself as a true force in think tank and policy - making circles . "
Which cofounder of the Center for a New American Security served as a principal advisor to U.S. Secretaries of Defense Robert Gates and Leon Panetta?
Which cofounder of the Center for a New American Security served as a principal advisor to U.S. Secretaries of Defense Robert Gates and Leon Panetta ?
Michèle Flournoy
Michèle Flournoy