¶ Strategic Social
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Strategic Social was an American intelligence and communications firm based in Los Gatos, California, Arlington, Virginia and Washington, D.C. It also operated regional offices in Kabul and Kandahar, Afghanistan, as well as Basra and Baghdad, Iraq.[1][2] The firm developed communication and engagement campaigns across Africa, the Middle East, the Maghreb, and Afghanistan, across print, radio, television and online.[3]
¶ History
Strategic Social was founded in 2009.[2:1] It was acquired by Constellis Group on March 5, 2014,[4] and merged with a number of other private military contractor companies in June 2014 under the Constellis Holdings banner.[5]
¶ Organization
The company was organized under several corporate entities:
- Strategic Social Holdings, LLC (Delaware)
- Strategic Social, LLC (Delaware)
- Strategic Social Holdings, LLC (Virginia)
¶ Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Bigge | CEO & Co-Founder[6] | MeshNetworks, MILCOM Technologies, Triton Network Systems, Silicon Valley Innovation Combinator (SVIC), American Capital, United States Army, Paladin Capital Group, ProtectWise, Verodin, ThreatStream, BugCrowd[7] |
| Matt Tirman | Director of Business Development[8] | Accenture, Capgemini, BCP International |
| Alan Smith | Chief Financial Officer[9] | - |
| Christopher Alexander | Director, Research and Innovation Group[10] | The Wellness Company, Pioneer Development Group, United States Army, 720 Strategies, Exovera, Cook & Schmid, Pigment Communications, SIC Group |
| Lindsey Borg | Senior Director for Operations and Corporate Communication (April 2011-January 2013)[11] | United States Air Force, White House Office of the Press Secretary, CNN, Lee Enterprises, Terry Branstad, United States Forces – Iraq (USF-I), International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, United States Department of Defense, NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR), Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman |
| Cliff Lopez | Regional Director (Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia)[12] | Samsonite, United States Army |
| Clint Hougen | Project Manager[2:2] | - |
| Jeffrey Lamoureux | East Africa Media Intern[2:3] | Worldwatch Institute |
| Mark Drapeau | Advisor (2009-2014)[13][14] | Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP), Honey Bee Genome Sequencing Consortium, Government 2.0 Club, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Edge & Flame, United States Department of Defense (DoD), Microsoft,[15] Global Biological Standards Institute (GBSI), Science & Entertainment Exchange, Atlantic Media, George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA), Accelprise, Awesome Foundation, American Institute of Biological Sciences, Genetics Society of America, Animal Behavior Society, Society for the Study of Evolution, International Behavioral and Neural Genetics Society, Society for Developmental Biology[14:1] |
| Brian Solis | Advisor[16] | FutureWorks, Social Media Club, Media 2.0 Workgroup |
| Michael Jones | Advisor[17] | MySpace, Tsavo Media, AOL, Userplane, Science Inc. |
| Eric Alterman | Advisor[18] | MeshNetworks, MILCOM Technologies, TeraNex, SkyCross, JED Broadcasting, New Brand Agency Group, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld |
| David Gessel | Lead Technology Advisor[19] | American Capital, Black Rose Technology, Keyspan Instruments, Interval Research Corporation, Apple Advanced Technology Group (ATG) |
| Tom Gilley | Advisor[20] | Vignette, Vidavee, Apple Advanced Technology Group (ATG), Meeting Technologies, FutureTel, PicoStar, Cobalt Networks |
| Paige Craig | Officer[21] | Outlander VC, United States Marine Corps (USMC), Lincoln Group, BetterWorks |
| Tracee Marie Ruppert | Agent[22] | - |
| Corporation Service Company (CSC) | Registered agent[23] | - |
¶ External links
Firm Profile. Strategic Social. Retrieved December 26, 2012, from https://web.archive.org/web/20121226030011/http://www.strategicsocial.com/firm-profile ↩︎
Strategic Social. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 29, 2012, from http://archive.today/2012.01.29-001247/https://www.linkedin.com/company/375771/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Communications and Engagement. (2012, May). Strategic Social. https://web.archive.org/web/20151009013223/http://www.strategicsocial.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Communication-and-Engagment.pdf ↩︎
Constellis Group Acquires Strategic Social. (2014, March 5). PR Newswire. https://web.archive.org/web/20231116155253/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/constellis-group-acquires-strategic-social-248561461.html ↩︎
History. Constellis. Retrieved December 9, 2021, from http://archive.today/2021.12.09-124821/https://www.constellis.com/who-we-are/history/ ↩︎
Matt Bigge, CEO & Co-Founder. Strategic Social. Retrieved July 20, 2009, from http://archive.today/2009.07.20-001144/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/matt-bigge/ ↩︎
Matt Bigge. Paladin Capital Group. Retrieved November 20, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.11.20-024337/https://www.paladincapgroup.com/people/matt-bigge/ ↩︎
Matt Tirman, Director of Business Development. Strategic Social. Retrieved July 19, 2009, from http://archive.today/2009.07.19-143341/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/matt-tirman/ ↩︎
Alan Smith. Strategic Social. Retrieved April 15, 2012, from http://archive.today/2012.04.15-024824/http://www.strategicsocial.com/our-people/alan-smith/ ↩︎
Experience | Christopher Alexander. LinkedIn. Retrieved October 31, 2023, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-alexander-23589018/details/experience/ ↩︎
Experience | Lindsey Borg. LinkedIn. Retrieved November 20, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.11.20-022158/https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindseyjborg/details/experience/ ↩︎
Cliff Lopez. Strategic Social. Retrieved December 26, 2012, from http://archive.today/2012.12.26-043808/http://www.strategicsocial.com/our-people/cliff-lopez/ ↩︎
Dr. Mark Drapeau, Advisor. Strategic Social. Retrieved July 22, 2009, from http://archive.today/2009.07.22-161609/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/dr-mark-drapeau/ ↩︎
Biography. Mark Drapeau. Retrieved May 20, 2018, from http://archive.today/2018.05.20-182223/http://www.markdrapeau.com/biography/ ↩︎ ↩︎
Home. Mark Drapeau. Retrieved November 16, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20231116023408/https://www.markdrapeau.com/ ↩︎
Brian Solis. Strategic Social. Retrieved July 24, 2009, from https://web.archive.org/web/20090724164233/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/brian-solis/ ↩︎
Michael Jones, COO, MySpace. Strategic Social. Retrieved July 24, 2009, from http://archive.today/2009.07.24-164403/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/michael-jones/ ↩︎
Eric Alterman. Strategic Social. Retrieved July 19, 2009, from http://archive.today/2009.07.19-230458/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/eric-alterman/ ↩︎
David Gessel. Strategic Social. Retrieved July 22, 2009, from http://archive.today/2009.07.22-150222/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/david-gessel/ ↩︎
Tom Gilley. Retrieved February 18, 2010, from http://archive.today/2010.02.18-061258/http://www.strategicsocial.com/about/tom-gilley/ ↩︎
California Secretary of State. STRATEGIC SOCIAL, LLC. OpenCorporates. Retrieved November 19, 2023, from https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/200913210049 ↩︎
Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission. Strategic Social Holdings, LLC. OpenCorporates. Retrieved November 19, 2023, from https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_va/S4235307 ↩︎
Delaware Department of State: Division of Corporations. STRATEGIC SOCIAL HOLDINGS, LLC. OpenCorporates. Retrieved November 19, 2023, from https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_de/4860269 ↩︎