Kari Bingen is an American policy analyst and former government official who served as Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence during the Trump Administration.

[1] Bingen earned bachelor's degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999.

Bingen began her career as a space policy analyst at The Aerospace Corporation and an engineer at SRA International.

[6] After leaving the Trump Administration Bingen joined HawkEye 360 as the chief strategy officer in February 2021.

[8] As of 2024, Bingen serves on the advisory board of the National Security Space Association.