Phillip Carter

Chief Operating Officer

Phillip Carter is the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for Caerus. A former Army officer and lawyer, Phil is an expert at applying the rule of law in stability operations.

Prior to joining Caerus, Phil practiced government contracts and national security law with McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.  He served on the Obama campaign as its national veterans director, and served in the Obama administration as the senior Pentagon official responsible for detainee policy.  Previously, Phil served nine years as an Army military police and civil affairs officer, including a year in Iraq where he advised the provincial police, judiciary and prisons in Iraq’s Diyala province.

Apart from making the trains run on time at Caerus, Phil writes on law and national security for a number of publications including Slate, the Washington Post, and others. He also serves on the editorial board of the Journal for National Security Law & Policy, as well as on the veterans advisory council for the Jericho Project, a non-profit organization in New York City devoted to ending homelessness through innovative supportive housing programs.