Elle Ekman

Elle Ekman was most recently a Senior Policy Advisor at the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, a congressional commission focused on the intersection of biotechnology and national security. She previously was the Military Legislative Assistant to a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee. In this role, she acted as the Congressman’s principal advisor on national security issues and advanced his legislative agenda within the National Defense Authorization Act, with particular focus on military readiness, contested logistics, the industrial base, and biotechnology.

Prior to working on the Hill, Elle served in the Marine Corps as a logistics officer and operations research analyst for more than a decade. She held a variety of jobs leading Marines in logistics units and conducting analysis in support of senior Marine leaders, from the Pacific to the Pentagon. She is currently a Major in the Marine Corps Reserve.

A Term Member on the Council on Foreign Relations, Elle holds a MS in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School, a MA from the Naval War College, and a BS from the U.S. Naval Academy. Her writing on military maintenance (including right-to-repair), supply chains, and the defense industrial base have appeared in a variety of publications. Get in touch with Elle here.