Jon W.

I joined what would become Taiwan Security Monitor as a Graduate Research Assistant when it was six undergraduates writing memos on current events. Within twelve months, we grew it into a multi-faceted open-source intelligence project with 14 researchers and began briefing the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community on our geospatial and open-source analysis. I designed the training and onboarding pipeline, led efforts to secure funding from U.S. government agencies, defense contractors, and private firms, and managed the monetization of our public-facing platform.

Today, Taiwan Security Monitor has grown to over 25 researchers and analysts with more than 40,000 followers. I manage three teams of eight-plus analysts, and our work regularly contributes to intelligence efforts across the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense. I developed an AI-driven early-warning detection system for military exercises and naval movements in the Indo-Pacific, and have designed multiple wargames used in conjunction with the U.S. Army War College and other defense stakeholders.