Spencer P. Boyer is a Partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group, a founding member of DGA Group, and is based in Washington, D.C. He leads the firm’s National Security, Defense, and Aerospace practice, informed by more than 25 years of experience in the public, private and non-profit sectors in the United States and Europe. 

Prior to joining DGA-ASG, Mr. Boyer served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy, where he was responsible for managing the day-to-day defense relationship between the United States and NATO, the EU and more than 40 European countries. He also served in both terms of the Obama administration. He was the National Intelligence Officer (NIO) for Europe in the National Intelligence Council, the center for long-range strategic thinking within the U.S. Intelligence Community. As NIO, he served as the senior analyst and subject matter expert on Europe for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and as the primary bridge between the intelligence and policy communities on European affairs. Before this, he served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. 

Since 2013, Mr. Boyer has been an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University and has held senior roles with other academic institutions and think tanks, including Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the Brookings Institution and Dartmouth College. He began his career with the global law firm Jones Day and served with international courts and tribunals in The Hague, Zurich and Paris.

Mr. Boyer earned his B.A. in English literature from Wesleyan University, M.A. in French studies from New York University’s Institute of French Studies and J.D. from NYU School of Law.