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 ’19 Employment Report
The numbers and sector breakdowns on this page are based on a 78% knowledge rate of the Class of 2019’s employment status (as of March 2020).
45% Public
Selected employers:
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Government of the United Kingdom
- National Counterterrorism Center
- USAID
- US Army and Navy
- US Departments of Defense, State, and Homeland Security
- US Senate
39% Private
Selected employers:
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Dataminr
- Deloitte
- Ernst & Young
- Giant Oak
- Ntrepid
- Valens Global
15% Nonprofit
Selected employers:
- Center for Security and Emerging Technology
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Council on Foreign Relations
- CNA
- MITRE
- Nuclear Threat Initiative
- RAND Corporation
- Stimson Center
1% Multilateral
Selected employers:
- Organization of American States
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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White House Fellow, Office of Personnel Management
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Writer, Author, International Consultant on Human Security
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Managing Director of Consulting, Janes
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.