Strategic Social
Strategic Social (PMC) | |
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Formation | 2009 |
Founder | Matt Bigge |
Headquarters | California, Virginia, Washington DC |
Type | • Intelligence • Private • Psyops • Influence |
Slogan | Local Insight • Global Perspective |
Membership | • Matt Bigge • Matt Tirman • Christopher Alexander • Clint Hougen • Jeffrey Lamoureux • Mark Drapeau • Michael Jones • Brian Solis • Paige Craig |
American intelligence and communications firm |
Strategic Social was an American intelligence and communications firm based in Los Gatos, California, Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. It also operated regional offices in Kabul and Kandahar, Afghanistan, as well as Basra and Baghdad, Iraq.[1][2] The firm developed communication and engagement campaigns across Africa, the Middle East, the Maghreb, and Afghanistan, across print, radio, television and online.[3]
History
Strategic Social was founded in 2009. It was acquired by Constellis Group on March 5, 2014.[4] The company then merged with a number of other private military contractor companies in June 2014 under the Constellis Holdings banner, including Academi (formerly known as Blackwater), AMK9, Centerra Group, Edinburgh International, Gregg Protection Services, National Strategic Protective Services (NSPS), Olive Group, Omniplex, Pontaris, and Tidewater Global Services (TGS).[5]
People
- Matt Bigge (CEO & Co-Founder)[6] - United States Army
- Matt Tirman (Director of Business Development)[7] - Accenture, Capgemini
- Christopher Alexander (Director, Research and Innovation Group)[8] - The Wellness Company, United States Army
- Clint Hougen (Project Manager)
- Jeffrey Lamoureux (East Africa Media Intern) - Worldwatch Institute
- Mark Drapeau (Advisor, 2009-2014)[9][10] - United States Department of Defense
- Michael Jones (Advisor)[11] - MySpace
- Brian Solis (Advisor)[12] - FutureWorks
- Paige Craig (Officer)[13] - United States Marine Corps, Lincoln Group
References
- ↑ Firm Profile. Strategic Social. Retrieved December 26, 2012, from https://web.archive.org/web/20121226030011/http://www.strategicsocial.com/firm-profile
- ↑ Strategic Social. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 29, 2012, from http://archive.today/2012.01.29-001247/https://www.linkedin.com/company/375771/
- ↑ Communications and Engagement. (2012, May). Strategic Social. https://web.archive.org/web/20151009013223/http://www.strategicsocial.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Communication-and-Engagment.pdf
- ↑ Constellis Group Acquires Strategic Social. (2014, March 5). PR Newswire. https://web.archive.org/web/20231116155253/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/constellis-group-acquires-strategic-social-248561461.html
- ↑ History. Constellis. Retrieved December 9, 2021, from http://archive.today/2021.12.09-124821/https://www.constellis.com/who-we-are/history/
- ↑ Matt Bigge, CEO & Co-Founder. Strategic Social. Retrieved July 20, 2009, from http://archive.today/2009.07.20-001144/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/matt-bigge/
- ↑ Matt Tirman, Director of Business Development. Strategic Social. Retrieved July 19, 2009, from http://archive.today/2009.07.19-143341/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/matt-tirman/
- ↑ Experience | Christopher Alexander. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 31, 2023, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-alexander-23589018/details/experience/
- ↑ Dr. Mark Drapeau, Advisor. Strategic Social. Retrieved July 22, 2009, from http://archive.today/2009.07.22-161609/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/dr-mark-drapeau/
- ↑ Biography. Mark Drapeau. Retrieved May 20, 2018, from http://archive.today/2018.05.20-182223/http://www.markdrapeau.com/biography/
- ↑ Michael Jones, COO, MySpace. Strategic Social. Retrieved July 24, 2009, from http://archive.today/2009.07.24-164403/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/michael-jones/
- ↑ Brian Solis. Strategic Social. Retrieved July 24, 2009, from https://web.archive.org/web/20090724164233/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/brian-solis/
- ↑ California Secretary of State. STRATEGIC SOCIAL, LLC. OpenCorporates. Retrieved November 19, 2023, from https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/200913210049