David Denehy is a Senior Advisor at HCG who brings years of domestic and international experience to assist in the creation and implementation of strategic operations for HCG clients. Denehy is also Chief Executive Officer of The Denehy Group, an international consulting and business development firm.
Prior to assuming this post, Denehy was a Senior Advisor in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs of the United States Department of State where he served as the Executive Director of the Iran Syria Operations Group and the Iran Freedom Agenda Coordinator.
Denehy has been involved in international affairs for the past two decades, having served in a number of positions within the U.S. government and throughout the former Soviet Union and the Middle East in the public and private sectors. His positions in the federal government have included Senior Advisor in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs; Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; and Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.
Prior to these appointments, Denehy served as an Advisor to Ambassador Paul Bremer on political transition in the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad. Denehy was also the Resident Program Director of the International Republican Institute’s Russia program, overseeing programs in Russia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Denehy has also consulted on political campaigns for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and other races throughout the country.
Denehy has a M.A. in International Affairs from Columbia University and a B.S. in Political Science from Northeastern University.
