Alumni Careers
SSP graduates are a diverse group, following careers in many different areas each year. They secure positions in the public sector, the private sector, the non-profit world, and academia.
SSP Class of 2021 Employment Report
The numbers and sector breakdowns on this page are based on a 76% knowledge rate of the Class of 2021’s employment status (as of October 2022).
43% Public
Selected employers:
- Department of Defense
- Department of Treasury
- Department of State
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- National Nuclear Security Administration
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Army
- U.S. House of Representatives
17% Nonprofit
Selected employers:
- Anti-Defamation League
- Atlantic Council
- Middle East Institute
- National Endowment for Democracy
40% Private
Selected employers:
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Deloitte
- Forward Risk and Intelligence
- Kroll
- Leidos
- Northrop Grumman
- Systems Planning & Analysis
Alumni Spotlight
What can you do with an SSP degree? Check out some of our recent alumni below, or view our full alumni profile archive.
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Anthony Johnson, SSP’18
Special Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, Office of the Secretary of Defense
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Farnaz Alimehri, SSP’17
Associate Training Officer, International Atomic Energy Administration
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Katie Garay, SSP’19
Foreign Service Officer
Alumni Mentorship
SSP offers an Alumni Mentor Program to help current students build their network in the security community. Students who sign up are assigned to a participating SSP alum. The matching process is done carefully to link students with alumni based on their interests, background, and career goals. Ideally, the mentor relationship begins during the student’s first semester and progresses to the point where the mentor can make specific career suggestions, serve as a reference, and help the student forge additional professional relationships.