Halimah Najieb-Locke

Halimah Najieb-Locke

Ms. Halimah Najieb-Locke formerly served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Resilience at the U.S. Department of Defense. In this role, Ms. Najieb-Locke was responsible for assessing the health of the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and recommending key policies, investments, and actions designed to strengthen the capacity and resilience of the DIB. She was also responsible for advising on actions to safeguard the DIB from potential adverse actions domestically, as well as foreign interventions. Ms. Najieb-Locke also oversaw the Office of Research and Analytics, the Office of Global Investment Review, and the Office of Industrial Base Support. She currently applies her unique Pentagon leadership experience as a strategic advisor to emerging defense startups and companies, specializing in industrial base policy and government acquisition processes.

Position

IB & Congressional Advisor