Adam Stahl is a national security expert with over 10 years of security experience, in both the public and private sectors, working on policy movements at the intersection of commerce, technology, and geopolitics. He currently serves as the Chief of Staff and Strategic Advisor at a national energy company, focused on national security-related policies, regulations, and governance matters tied to the Company’s assets, people,

and operations.

Previously, Stahl served as the Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (PLCY). While at DHS PLCY, Stahl led the drafting and policy development of Department-wide strategies, including the development of the first-ever DHS Arctic Strategy and DHS China strategies, respectively. Additionally, he helped support the policy development and implementation of the Biden Administration’s 2021 Supply Chain Executive Orders on commodities critical to U.S. homeland security and strategic competitiveness.

Prior to DHS, Stahl worked on national security and global trade issues at both the Senate Commerce Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Adam Stahl received his Master’s in Foreign Affairs at University of Oxford, where he assessed the geopolitics of energy and supply-chain weaponization, with Russia and Eastern Europe, as a case study.