Jeremy Bash

Jeremy Bash (born August 13, 1971) is an American attorney and national security consultant who served as chief of staff to Leon Panetta at the Central Intelligence Agency from 2009 to 2011 and at the Department of Defense from 2011 to 2013. In these roles, Bash advised on key initiatives, including the operation resulting in the death of Osama bin Laden and the development of a new U.S. defense strategy. Following his government service, he co-founded Beacon Global Strategies in 2013, a Washington, D.C.-based firm providing strategic advisory services to global enterprises on national security, policy, and business objectives. Bash holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and has frequently contributed as a national security analyst to media outlets, offering insights on intelligence and defense matters.

Jeremy Bash was born on August 13, 1971, in Arlington, Virginia, to a Conservative Jewish family.

His father, Rabbi Marvin Bash, served as the chief rabbi of the Arlington Fairfax Jewish Congregation, instilling a religious and communal ethos in the household. Bash's mother, Dr. Deborah Blumenthal Bash, worked as a educator, retiring as head of the English department at a local Jewish day school, which contributed to an environment emphasizing intellectual and ethical development. Raised in this setting near Washington, D.C., Bash grew up amid influences of public service and Jewish tradition, though specific early personal interests remain sparsely documented in public records.