Contributor Christine Brim is a founder of Paratos LLC, a risk communications consultancy. Brim has more than 20 years of experience in project management, risk assessment, business continuity planning, and disaster recovery planning for high-tech start-ups, U.S. government clients, and Fortune 500 companies, especially in the IT and aerospace industries. She has published in policy, communications, and logistics. She received her MBA from George Mason University and is certified in knowledge engineering. Previously she served at the Center for Security Policy as a vice president and chief operating officer.