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American defense policy advisor

Michèle Angélique Flournoy (;^[1] born December 14, ) is an American defense policy advisor who served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy under President Bill Clinton and under secretary of defense for policy under President Barack Obama.

As under secretary of defense for policy, Flournoy was the highest-ranking woman in the history of the Department of Defense. In that position, Flournoy crafted the Obama administration's counter-insurgency policy in Afghanistan and helped persuade President Obama to intervene militarily in Libya.

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Michèle Flournoy joined Booz Allen's board in She is co-founder and managing partner of WestExec Advisors, a strategic advisory firm.

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Michèle Angélique Flournoy (born December 14, ) is an American politician and businesswoman.

Michèle Flournoy is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestExec Advisors, and former Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for a New American.

In , Flournoy co-founded the Center for a New American Security. She is a co-founder and the current managing partner of WestExec Advisors.

Early life and education

Flournoy was born on December 14, , in Los Angeles, California.^[2] Her father, George Flournoy, was a cinematographer who worked on shows including I Love Lucy and The Odd Couple.

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