Carrie Bachner-Mullins has devoted her career to serving others and to protecting the United States. As an entrepreneur, Carrie founded two small businesses. In 2010, she began a federal contracting firm called Mission Concepts, and in 2014, she started her own national security consulting firm, Bachner Group, where she has guided the firm into woman, minority and veteran-owned small business status. Due to the specialized nature of her work, Carrie is also a certified and trained facility security officer (FSO) and maintains a secure environment for employees, vendors, and her firm’s visitors.
Carrie’s understanding of Congress, the Executive branch, and the federal procurement process makes her a valued and trusted advisor to Fortune 500 Companies, senior government leaders, and elected officials. Carrie advises her clients on government relations and helps them successfully navigate federal and private sector contracts.
Carrie spent four years at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Legislative Affairs where she served as the career senior legislative advisor to the Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis/Chief Intelligence Officer, Charles E. Allen. At DHS she worked closely with Congress to elevate issues of concern to the Intelligence Community, DHS, and local law enforcement. She also worked closely with the DoD and other civil agencies that had a role in national and homeland security, and represented to Congress the DHS’s cyber security, emergency communications, and risk management initiatives.
Carrie was a Commissioned Officer in the US Air Force with tours in the continental U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean. Carrie is a graduate of the University of North Florida with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, and earned a master’s degree in public administration from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University.
Carrie currently serves in Washington DC as an appointed commissioner on the Advisory Board for the Mayor’s Office of Veteran’s Affairs where she advocates for veterans’ needs. Recently, she was appointed as a Board Member to Rivada Networks where she continues to advise their executive leadership, and stands committed to the long-term interests of the organization’s success. Carrie also volunteers her time in the areas of literacy and homelessness for the Junior League of Washington, and is a Key Founding Member to Pathways to Housing. For special holidays and events, she volunteers at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Downtown D.C.
To increase awareness of the history of the Intelligence Community, Carrie donates to and advocates for the International Spy Museum. As a government relations professional, she is a founding member and board member of the Government Relations Association (GRA), a nonprofit organization that helps advocate on behalf of First Amendment rights, and unites people within the government relations comunity.
In her leisure time, she enjoys cycling, fishing, boating, running marathons, and motorcycling. Carrie is also a licensed private pilot and lives in both the District and the Sunshine State with her husband and son.