Bishop Garrison is the Founder and Principal of Orange Court Strategies. He is a senior national security executive, veteran, and writer who has served in the military, presidential administrations and campaigns, the nonprofit community, and the private sector throughout his 20-year career.

Before co-founding Watchfire, he served as the Vice President for Policy with the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA). In this capacity, Garrison was the lead representative to industry, government, and academia in representing the policy interests and legislative priorities of INSA and over 170 organizations within its membership.

Previously, Garrison served in the Biden Administration as Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense on workforce-related issues, extremist activity, sexual assault response and prevention, and supporting diversity and inclusion policy development. This culminated in co-leading the development of the first-of-its-kind HBCU consortium University Affiliated Research Center (UARC). He is also the former Interim Executive Director of the Truman National Security Project and Truman Center for National Policy.

Garrison attended the United States Military Academy at West Point graduating in 2002. He served two tours in Iraq with the U.S. Army. Following his service, Garrison graduated from the William and Mary School of Law in Williamsburg, VA.

Garrison is the recipient of two Bronze Stars, a Meritorious Service Medal, and a Combat Action Badge. He is also a Full Member of the Science Fiction Writers Association.