Heino Klinck is the founder and principal of Klinck Global LLC. He is a global strategist, business executive, retired U.S. Army Colonel, former diplomat, and international policy expert. His extensive experience includes 2+ decades abroad; leading global strategy efforts in … Continued
Heino Klinck is the founder and principal of Klinck Global LLC. He is a global strategist, business executive, retired U.S. Army Colonel, former diplomat, and international policy expert. His extensive experience includes 2+ decades abroad; leading global strategy efforts in … Continued
Heino Klinck is the founder and principal of Klinck Global LLC. He is a global strategist, business executive, retired U.S. Army Colonel, former diplomat, and international policy expert. His extensive experience includes 2+ decades abroad; leading global strategy efforts in a Fortune 100 company; senior political-military roles in the Pentagon; analytical and operational responsibilities in the intelligence community; multiple diplomatic postings in Asia and Europe; and providing strategic counsel as an independent consultant and advisor.
Heino was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia in the first Trump Administration. He devised and implemented defense policy in 20+ countries, advancing U.S. interests through strategy development, bilateral alliance management, security cooperation, contingency planning, and program oversight. He advised the Secretary of Defense, represented DoD to the NSC, and led sensitive negotiations with foreign partners.
Colonel Klinck’s military career culminated as the Director of Army International Affairs. Assigned to U.S. diplomatic missions in China for 7+ years, he was one of the longest-serving Military Attachés at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the Consulate-General in Hong Kong. He is also a Senior Advisor to the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR); a Senior Associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); a Consultant with the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA); an Adjunct International Defense Researcher at the RAND Corporation; and a member of the the Reagan Institute Strategy Group (RISG).