Andrew P. Hunter

Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Defense and Security Department
Andrew Philip Hunter

The Honorable Andrew P. Hunter is the founder and principal of Pax Per Consortia Strategies LLC. He brings a deep understanding of defense customers and their acquisition organizations, a fundamental mastery of the defense acquisition process, and deep insights into the trajectory and growth potential of defense markets. Mr. Hunter served as the Senate-confirmed assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics from February 2022 until January 2025. Mr. Hunter was responsible for Air Force research, development, and acquisition activities in excess of $60 billion annually. From 2014 to 2022, Mr. Hunter was a senior fellow in the International Security Program and director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. From 2011 to 2014, he served in the U.S. Department of Defense as director of the Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell and as the chief of staff to the Honorable Ashton B. Carter and the Honorable Frank Kendall, while each was serving as under secretary of defense. Mr. Hunter holds an MA in applied economics from Johns Hopkins University and a BA in social studies from Harvard University.

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DOD’s Role in Competing with China

Andrew Hunter, director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and senior fellow of the International Security Program, testified before the House Committee on Armed Services on "DOD’s Role in Competing with China."

Congressional Testimony by Andrew P. Hunter — January 15, 2020

Acquisition of Software-Defined Hardware-Based Adaptable Systems

Adaptable systems deliver a wide variety of capabilities and grow capability over time to meet DOD’s future needs. Unfortunately, they are hindered by acquisition barriers, but these barriers can be offset by enablers that could ease use of the systems.

Report by Andrew P. Hunter, Schuyler Moore , and Maura Rose McQuade — August 7, 2019

What Comes after the ‘Last Supper’?

Raytheon and United Technologies announced plans to merge, representing the biggest defense merger since the “Last Supper” defense consolidation of the 1990s. CSIS defense experts Andrew Hunter and Rhys McCormick look at what this means going forward.

Critical Questions by Andrew P. Hunter and Rhys McCormick — June 11, 2019

The Mattis Resignation: What Does It Mean for the Future of National Security?

Many commentators regard Defense Secretary Mattis’s departure with concern because he was seen as an experienced and moderating voice in an administration that tended to the erratic. So, there is a high level of uncertainty and anxiety about what happens next.

Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian, Todd Harrison, and Andrew P. Hunter — December 21, 2018

Bad Idea: Scrapping the Federal Acquisition Regulation

The Federal Acquisition Regulation can and should be improved. But tossing it out and starting over will slow, not accelerate, acquisition in the near term. Worse, it will ultimately undermine the usefulness of the alternative pathways that we are currently developing.

Commentary by Andrew P. Hunter — December 21, 2018

The Year of the Industrial Base

The industrial base review coupled with policy and strategy documents gives DoD and its inter-agency network a great deal of homework for the upcoming year as Samantha Cohen and Andrew Hunter of CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group write in a new commentary.

Commentary by Andrew P. Hunter — October 11, 2018

Essential Imperatives for U.S. Arms Transfer Policy

While the economic imperative associated with arms transfers is important for industry stakeholders, the security and humanitarian imperatives inherent in this issue should not be forgotten.

Commentary by Andrew P. Hunter and Melissa Dalton — July 24, 2018

A Strategic Approach to Defense Investment

The great question for the Department of Defense is whether the window of budget opportunity closes before it can get its investment aligned with its strategy.

Commentary by Andrew P. Hunter — March 26, 2018