Practice Areas
Meridian Influence Group operates across three integrated practice areas — each grounded in 20 years of research, operational experience, and deep behavioral science expertise.
AI Capability Design & Solution Architecture
We advise defense technology firms and AI developers on the design, acquisition, and deployment of next-generation information advantage tools.
Technical Design Advisory:
Guide engineering teams in the development of ML-based detection systems, NLP content classifiers, AI-powered targeting and assessment tools, and adversary behavior modeling platforms — grounded in deep behavioral science expertise that ensures tools account for how humans actually process, trust, and act on information.
AI Safety & Governance Frameworks:
Design fitness-for-purpose standards, acceptable-use policies, and risk governance frameworks for AI deployment in high-stakes information environments.
Capture Strategy & Business Development:
Serve as the strategic translation layer between technology capabilities and government requirements. Help firms articulate the operational value of their platforms to DoD, IC, and DHS sponsors, architect winning capture strategies, and develop proposals that convert technical innovation into awarded contracts.
Defense IO & Influence Operations
We support defense contractors and allied partners on the strategic design, targeting, evaluation, and AI-enablement of influence operations and counter-influence campaigns.
IO Strategy & Campaign Design:
Apply the Enlisting Madison Avenue methodology — audience segmentation, branding, and private-sector marketing principles — to military PSYOP, strategic communications, and influence campaigns. Ensure multimillion-dollar IO programs actually shift target audience behavior. Design and evaluate counter-messaging campaigns, including online counter-narratives and social media engagement strategies for U.S. and allied military audiences.
IO Evaluation & Program Measurement:
Deploy rigorous measurement frameworks for influence campaign effectiveness, drawing on pioneering methodologies proven across combat theaters, CVE prevention programs, and allied engagement. Leverage the DHS-mandated RAND CVE Evaluation Toolkit and Redirect Method expertise to design and measure prevention programs at scale.
Training, Doctrine & Red-Teaming:
Develop IO doctrine, red-team adversary influence scenarios, and professional development curricula for military information operations professionals. Design pre-deployment training and adversary behavioral modeling exercises.
Allied Counter-Influence & Resilience Support:
Produce intelligence assessments on adversary influence campaigns targeting allied democracies. Design resilience-building strategies and support NATO, EU, and Eastern European partners — including dedicated support to Ukrainian counter-influence efforts — in developing integrated responses to hybrid threats.
AI Threat Defense & Institutional Resilience
We protect corporate brands, executive leadership, and democratic institutions against the escalating threat of AI-generated information attacks and foreign interference.
Deepfake & Synthetic Media Preparedness:
Assess organizational exposure to AI-generated deepfakes, synthetic voice fraud, and fabricated media. Develop tailored detection frameworks and threat models for both corporate enterprise risk and electoral integrity.
Rapid-Response & Reputation Defense:
Design pre-positioned response playbooks for neutralizing information attacks. Apply influence operations expertise to protect against adversary-driven manipulation, coordinated online attacks, and AI-amplified campaigns targeting corporate brands, public officials, or democratic processes.
Executive Education & Strategic Communications:
Design and facilitate board-level briefings, cabinet-level advisories, and crisis simulations (tabletop exercises) for AI information threats. Build proactive communications strategies that maintain stakeholder confidence and public trust during crises.
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