Matt Schnappauf

Policy Fellow

Matt Schnappauf is the Policy Fellow with Silicon Valley Defense Group (SVDG), an organization focused on aligning and connecting people, capital, and ideas to ensure allied democracies retain a durable techno-security advantage.

Matt is a U.S. Navy veteran and national security consultant with Cornerstone Government Affairs. Matt previously served as the Director of the Navy’s Liaison Office to the U.S. House of Representatives and the Navy’s Deputy Chief of Legislative Affairs. In that role, he developed the Navy’s strategic engagement plan in support of legislative priorities and was a key advisor to the Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations during two National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) cycles. He is a champion for public policy that supports defense innovation and emerging technologies.

Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the U.S. Naval Academy and a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies from the U.S. Naval War College. He was the U.S. Navy Hudson Fellow to the University of Oxford during Academic Year 2015-2016.