Counter-OPFOR
C/ Futures
Principals
Pamela Ligouri Bunker is a managing partner, senior analyst, and majority shareholder of C/O Futures, LLC. She is a researcher and analyst specializing in international security and terrorism with an emphasis on narrative analysis. She is a former senior officer of the Counter-OPFOR Corporation with professional experience in research and program coordination in university, non-governmental organization (NGO), and local government settings. She holds undergraduate degrees in anthropology-geography and social sciences from California State Polytechnic University Pomona, an M.A. in public policy from the Claremont Graduate University, and an M.Litt. in terrorism studies from the University of Saint Andrews, Scotland. She is co-author/co-editor of five books, including Global Criminal and Sovereign Free Economies and the Demise of the Western Democracies: Dark Renaissance (Routledge, 2015), and has many other refereed and professional publications. She can be reached at pligouribunker@cofutures.net.
Robert J. Bunker is the director of research and analysis and a managing partner of C/O Futures, LLC. An international security and counterterrorism professional, he was Futurist in Residence at the Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Academy in Quantico, VA, Minerva Chair at the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA, and has taught at American Military University, California State University San Bernardino, Claremont Graduate University, and the University of Southern California. Dr. Bunker holds degrees in the fields of history, anthropology-geography, social science, behavioral science, government, and political science and has trained extensively in counterterrorism and counternarcotics. He has also delivered hundreds of presentations—including U.S. congressional testimony—with well over 600 publications across various fields and formats. He can be reached at docbunker@cofutures.net, @DocBunker.
Associates
Matt Begert is the director of counter-terrorism training and red teaming for C/O Futures, LLC. He was a career military officer with the United States Marine Corps, honorably retiring at the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was also an operations analyst with the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC)—West and was formerly with The Aerospace Corporation. He has subject matter expertise in counterterrorism training (including Mirror Image immersion), red teaming, less lethal and unconventional weapons, and technology (weaponry) related project management. He holds a B.A. in Anthropology, B.S. in Journalism and Mass Communications, and has undertaken advanced military education. He can be reached at mbegert@cofutures.net.
John P. Sullivan was a career police officer. He is an honorably retired lieutenant with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, specializing in emergency operations, transit policing, counterterrorism, CBRN response, and intelligence. He is an instructor with the USC Price Safe Communities Institute and has a research focus on the impact of transnational organized crime on sovereignty in Mexico and other countries. Dr. Sullivan holds a B.A. in Government, M.A. in Urban Affairs and Policy Analysis, and a Ph.D. in Information and Knowledge Society.
Alma Keshavarz focuses on Iranian and Shia militia group military forces, policy, and strategy and has also engaged in Islamic State and Mexican cartel analysis. She previously served in the Office of Policy Planning at the Department of State, where she covered Iran and Iraq, and is presently an international security analyst and a post-doctoral fellow at the Institute for Politics and Strategy at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Keshavarz holds a B.A. in Political Science and English, MPP in Public Policy, and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science, and is fluent in Farsi, Dari, and Spanish.
David A. Kuhn is a subject matter expert in analysis, technical instruction, and terrorism response training related to stand off weaponry (MANPADS, threat, interdiction, aircraft survivability, et. al), infantry weapons, small arms, IED/VBIEDs, WMD, and other threat and allied use technologies. He is presently the principal of VTAC Training Solutions and has a career of supporting governmental operations and corporate initiatives in the fields of homeland security, vulnerability assessment, technical operations, and project management, with additional focus and expertise in areas involving facility threat/risk assessments, underwater operations, and varied engineering technologies.
Lisa J. Campbell is a California Air National Guard Officer (Retired) with past positions including Senior Intelligence Officer, Red Team Analyst (AFRICOM), and Intelligence Operations Specialist. Subject matter expertise includes all-source intelligence analysis with a focus on threat identification and mitigation for domestic and overseas military operations as well as the development & implementation of war-gaming scenarios. She holds an MBA from the University of La Verne, BS in Geology from Cornell College, and attended the Air Command and Staff College (Distance Program). Publications include professional and academic works related to threat groups such as Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Mexican cartels.
Kaden K. Bunker is the Director of Marketing and Business Development for C/O Futures, LLC. Bolstered by over two years as a digital marketing specialist at TopGolf Media, LLC, and being proficient in digital marketing strategies, like SEO and Content Strategy, he helps to catalyze revenue growth. Holding an MBA from Claremont's Drucker School of Management and a BS in E-Commerce from California State Polytechnic University Pomona has further refined his strategic planning process. Through close collaborations with the research department and executive teams, he's been pivotal in elevating presentations/training and pioneering tech integrations. He can be reached at kbunker@cofutures.net.
Alexander I. Thomas holds a BA in International Relations from Pomona College and a MA in International Relations from Sciences Po with Russian studies emphasis. He has an ongoing association with the Counterterrorism Group (CTG) and is a past Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Fellow. He has Russian language proficiency as well conversational abilities in French and German. His C/O Futures, LLC internship focuses on Wagner Group (Africa Corps) activities in Africa and related African security environment concerns. Mentor: Lisa J. Campbell.