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US President Donald Trump reacts after signing executive orders imposing tariffs on imported goods in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Brian Cavanaugh served in the White House National Security Council from 2018 to 2021 as the senior director for resilience policy and the national continuity coordinator. During his time at the White House, he oversaw the coordinated responses to COVID-19 and implementation of several critical infrastructure security-related executive orders. Currently, he serves as a senior vice president at American Global Strategies, LLC.