Keith Urbahn is the president and a founding partner of Javelin, a literary and creative agency located in

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that offers representation and public relations services.

Education

Urbahn studied religion and Arabic as an undergraduate at

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

. He graduated summa cum laude in 2006.

Professional career

Urbahn worked for former

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as a speechwriter at the Pentagon, and served as Rumsfeld's chief of staff from 2009 to 2012. He helped oversee the publication of Rumsfeld's number one ''New York Times'' bestselling 2011 memoir, '' Known and Unknown''. He previously worked in the U.S. Senate for Republican Majority Leader

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. Urbahn also serves as a commissioned reserve intelligence officer in the

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. Urbahn is credited as the person who first broke the news of

Osama bin Laden's death On May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Islamism, Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, was shot several times and killed at Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, his compound in the Cities of Pakistan, Pakistani ...

. On May 1, 2011, he tweeted, "So I'm told by a reputable person they have killed Osama Bin Laden. Hot damn."

Javelin

With his business partner

Matt Latimer Matthew N. Latimer is an American attorney, businessman, and former political speechwriter. Latimer is a founding partner of Javelin, a literary and creative agency located in Alexandria, Virginia that offers representation, digital, and public ...

, Urbahn founded Javelin in 2011. Among the projects Urbahn has overseen at Javelin is the development and launch of Churchill Solitaire, a viral mobile app of a version of

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once played by

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. In addition, he has represented authors and media personalities on book and television deals, such as

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, and

Tucker Carlson Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American television host, conservative political commentator and writer who has hosted the nightly political talk show ''Tucker Carlson Tonight'' on Fox News since 2016. Carlson began h ...

Personal

Urbahn lives in Alexandria, Virginia and has two children, Benjamin and William. Urbahn is the son of Jennifer K. Urbahn and Maximilian O. Urbahn III. His grandfather, Max O. Urbahn, was a prolific architect of government buildings whose work included the design of one of the world's largest structures, the

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References

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