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 2020 Employment Report
The numbers and sector breakdowns on this page are based on a 75% knowledge rate of the Class of 2020’s employment status (as of March 2021).
41% Public
Selected employers:
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Department of Defense
- Department of State
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- National Nuclear Security Administration
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Army
15% Nonprofit
Selected employers:
- Atlantic Council
- Center for Security and Emerging Technology
- CNA
- MITRE
44% Private
Selected employers:
- Avascent
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Deloitte
- FireEye
- Kroll
- Lockheed Martin
- Systems Planning & Analysis
- Uber
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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Tom Ogden, SSP’10
White House Fellow, Office of Personnel Management
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Yara Zgheib, SSP’12
Writer, Author, International Consultant on Human Security
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Inigo Guevara, SSP’10
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.