Carrie Kagawa is the Founder and Principal of Keystone Strategies, a consulting firm dedicated to strengthening support for our Nation’s service members, veterans, families, caregivers, and survivors.

Carrie is a former U.S. Department of Defense official who served four years as a Special Assistant to the 28th Secretary of Defense.  Carrie advised on a range of issues directly impacting our Nation’s service members, veterans, and their families, as well as the DoD civilian workforce.  In addition to DoD, Carrie served at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs from 2013-2016 in the Secretary’s Office, and previously at DoD from 2009-2013 in Policy and the Secretary’s Office.  Her other public service includes the White House, Peace Corps, U.S. Senate, and senior roles in the non-profit sector.

Carrie is an alumna of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Johns Hopkins, School of Advanced International Studies.

Carrie lives in Virginia with her spouse, Joe, a U.S. Navy veteran, and their two daughters.