Deep dive help request on this guy: Stan Byers
former Director for Afghanistan, National Security Council, the White House
USAID Afganistan…lots of DoS links
A.I. stuff recently
Ernst and Young.
https:// www.linkedin.com/in/stan-byers
Harvard Paper: https:// www.pon.harvard.edu/shop/foreign-direct-investment-in-mandoa/
Check out the co-signing company he keeps in this letter for transparency about the Russians.
https:// www.scribd.com/document/324539854/A-call-for-transparency
http:// thehill.com/policy/defense/296827-national-security-professionals-urge-trump-to-disclose-foreign-business
https:// secure360.org/schedule/adopting-economic-driven-security/
from: http:// ai-initiative.org/aiteams/stan-byers/
About Stan Byers
Stan is a leader in EY’s cyber economics practice, which is expanding understanding of the strategic business risks related to the evolution of new digital technologies and geopolitical and economic incentives and tactics of malevolent cyber actors. Previous work focused on economic governance and investment policies in emerging and frontier markets. This included serving on the White House National Security Council as the lead for economics and development for the Afghanistan-Pakistan Directorate, advising the National Security Advisor and the President on economic strategy in the region. Stan was the USAID Senior Advisor for Energy and Trade for the Power Africa Presidential Initiative, which was designed to reduce private investment risks in order to expand energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa. He also served as an advisor to the White House and the Department of State on the growth of extractives and the power sector in developing countries. With the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan, Stan was the Development Advisor to U.S. Special Operations Forces and founded an internal troubleshooting team to strengthen U.S. stabilization operations. Other work in Afghanistan included directing a survey of private business to guide the first IMF Investment Climate Assessment in a post-conflict country and a nationwide analysis of media development and information consumption patterns.
Mentioned here also: http:// www.beyondconflictint.org/assets/pdf/pjtt_articles/partner_peacebuild.pdf
Can't decide if good or bad…definitely a globalist.