Claude Chafin leads Invariant’s National Security Communications practice, helping defense clients shape strategy, simplify complex issues, and deliver clear, compelling messages to policymakers and the public. With two decades of experience advising Republican leaders in Congress and the executive branch, Claude guides clients through Washington’s national security landscape.

Focus Areas 

• Translating complex defense and national security issues into clear, actionable messages for policymakers and stakeholders.

• Advising clients on strategic communications that align with congressional priorities and national security goals.

• Helping defense technology companies turn major capital raises into stories of growth, scale, and national security impact, collectively supporting billions in raises.

Claude joined Invariant after serving as both majority and minority communications director for the House Armed Services Committee, where he shaped messaging on critical defense issues. Prior to that, he was communications director for then-Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). Claude began his career in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs in the wake of 9/11, later moving to the White House, where he led a communications outreach team supporting the Iraq Surge.