Dr. Keith Newcomer advises on Valar’s strategic programming and operational initiatives. With over 25 years of field research and expertise on terrorist groups in the Horn of Africa, Dr. Newcomer has a deep understanding of the region’s security dynamics.
His work includes more than a decade of collaboration with U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Africa Command, as well as assignments with subordinate commands in Djibouti, 5 Tanzania, Germany, and the U.K.
Dr. Newcomer holds a doctorate in International Development from The University of Southern Mississippi, where his dissertation explored strategies to dismantle embedded corruption networks in East Africa.