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Story

Hanlon Group LLC is a women-owned small business founded by Dr. Querine Hanlon in 2015. Based in McLean, VA, Hanlon Group works with governments and organizations worldwide to  build effective, responsive, and accountable security sectors.

Mission

Hanlon Group unlocks human potential, generates institutional innovation, and leverages tools and technology to build effective, responsive, and accountable security sectors worldwide.

In pursuit of this mission, Hanlon Group unlocks human potential through training, advising, and mentoring to empower people to solve complex problems, generates institutional innovation by designing systems and processes and anchoring these within institutions to sustain change, and leverages custom tools and technology to detect and disrupt emerging threats, streamline day-to-to day operations, eradicate inefficiencies, and solve systemic security challenges. By harnessing the power of human potential, innovation, and exploration, Hanlon Group builds effective, responsive, and accountable security sectors worldwide.

Leadership

Dr. Querine Hanlon founded Hanlon Group to design and implement custom, partner-driven solutions to complex security challenges that limit effective security provision worldwide.  Dr. Hanlon brings considerable capacity building experience and expertise in designing strategic solutions for security sector institutions, modernizing and enhancing  professional education schools, and developing specialized programs in the U.S. and abroad for military, law enforcement, and civilian students. As a professor and dean in the U.S. Professional Military Education system before founding Hanlon Group, she led the redesign and accreditation of strategic-level education programs for the U.S. military. She has also conceptualized and created custom-designed programs for partner institutions at Strategic Capacity Group (SCG) and the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). Dr. Hanlon has considerable expertise in Security Sector Reform (SSR), advising governments and international organizations how to design and implement security sector programming  to deliver strategic and sustainable results.

Dr. Querine Hanlon founded Hanlon Group to design and implement custom, partner-driven solutions to complex security challenges that limit effective security provision worldwide.  Dr. Hanlon brings considerable capacity building experience and expertise in designing strategic solutions for security sector institutions, modernizing and enhancing  professional education schools, and developing specialized programs in the U.S. and abroad for military, law enforcement, and civilian students. As a professor and dean in the U.S. Professional Military Education system before founding Hanlon Group, she led the redesign and accreditation of strategic-level education programs for the U.S. military. She has also conceptualized and created custom-designed programs for partner institutions at Strategic Capacity Group (SCG) and the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). Dr. Hanlon has considerable expertise in Security Sector Reform (SSR), advising governments and international organizations how to design and implement security sector programming  to deliver strategic and sustainable results.

what sets us apart

Context Drives Us

Local needs and environments shape what we do and how we do it. Hanlon Group develops custom solutions for every partner. We eschew ready-made, off-the-shelf answers because solutions can only be sustainable when they target real needs and gaps.

what sets us apart

We listen to our partners

We do not assume we have the answers. We ask. We work closely with partners to identify their challenges and needs, ensuring that our solutions have buy-in from the get-go.

what sets us apart

We connect people.

Solving complex problems requires identifying innovators and problem-solvers and connecting them with like-minded colleagues. Innovators need allies. Hanlon Group builds networks of change agents within and across organizations and powers them to build institutions for the future.

what sets us apart

We break silos

Worldwide, siloed bureaucratic institutions face threats from highly networked, agile, and adaptable adversaries. Governments are often outgunned and outmaneuvered. Transforming siloed organizations into nimble ones starts with people. We connect decision makers within and across governments to level the playing field.

what sets us apart

We empower people

We believe that knowledge and skills empower people. New equipment or technology will only generate and sustain change when its harnessed and leveraged. Empowering people fuels our work. Hanlon group trains, mentors, and advises leaders to solve complex problems and advocate for change.