Team — President
Chris Stewart
President, Skyline Capitol
Former Member of Congress from Utah for nearly 12 years, B-1B combat pilot, three-time world speed record holder, and author of multiple New York Times bestsellers. Senior member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Appropriations Committee.
Biography
A record built across three careers.
Chris Stewart represented Utah in Congress for nearly 12 years. He became a senior member of both the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Appropriations Committee, serving on the Defense, State and Foreign Operations, and Interior subcommittees. He also served on the Budget and Weaponization Committees and the Select China Task Force.
Before entering Congress, Chris earned a degree in economics from Utah State University and served for fourteen years as a pilot in the United States Air Force. He flew both rescue helicopters and the B-1B Lancer strategic bomber. He earned Distinguished Graduate honors—finishing at the top of his class—in both Officer Training School and Undergraduate Pilot Training.
Chris holds three world speed records, including the record for the fastest nonstop flight around the world. He is a national award-winning author with multiple New York Times bestsellers. He is also the former owner and CEO of a nationally recognized consulting firm in energy and environment.
Chris has made hundreds of national television appearances and published editorials widely. He is considered a nationally recognized expert on intelligence and national security.
Chris currently serves on multiple national boards and holds an advisory position with an agency within the Intelligence Community. He is co-chair of Public First, a bipartisan SuperPAC focused on AI policy. He also serves as co-chair of Operation End Starvation, a global nonprofit dedicated to ending starvation among infants and youth.
Currently
Current boards & advisory roles.
Outside Skyline Capitol, Chris sits on multiple boards in the defense and technology sectors, serves on an advisory board to an agency within the Intelligence Community, and co-chairs two national initiatives: one on policy, one on humanitarian action.
Advisory Board
U.S. Intelligence Community
Serves on the advisory board of an agency within the United States Intelligence Community, contributing the perspective of a former senior member of the House Intelligence Committee.
Board Service
Defense & Technology Boards
Sits on multiple corporate boards across the defense and technology industries, advising leadership on policy, government relations, and strategy in Washington.
Co-Chair
Public First
Bipartisan national Super PAC focused on federal AI policy, formed in response to the speed with which artificial intelligence is reshaping the legislative, regulatory, and national security landscape.
Co-Chair
Operation End Starvation
Global nonprofit dedicated to ending starvation among infants and youth worldwide. A humanitarian mission supported by sustained policy engagement with U.S. and international governments.
Former CEO
Energy & Environment Consulting
Former owner and CEO of a nationally recognized consulting firm specializing in energy and environmental policy. The firm predated his congressional career and informs his approach to regulatory strategy.
Author & Public Voice
Books, Editorials, National Television
Author of multiple New York Times bestsellers and national award-winning books. Editorials published widely in major outlets. Hundreds of national television appearances on intelligence and national security.
Congressional committee record.
Chris served concurrently on the Intelligence and Appropriations Committees, two of the most selective assignments in the House. That record informs the firm's understanding of national security policy and the federal budget process.
Primary Assignment
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Senior member responsible for oversight of the intelligence community and U.S. national security operations. A select committee with a focused and demanding jurisdiction.
Primary Assignment
House Appropriations Committee
Senior member of the Defense, State & Foreign Operations, and Interior subcommittees — overseeing the largest discretionary budget allocations in the federal government.
Select Committee
Select China Task Force
Brought Intelligence Committee oversight experience to the challenges posed by China, including economic espionage, military buildup, and influence operations targeting the United States.
Select Committee
Select Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government
Examined the conduct of federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies, drawing on years of Intelligence Committee oversight experience.
Standing Committee
House Budget Committee
Worked on federal fiscal policy and the congressional budget resolution, the framework that sets overall spending and revenue levels for the federal government each year.
Appropriations Subcommittees
Defense · State & Foreign Ops · Interior
Three distinct subcommittee assignments covering military readiness and procurement, U.S. diplomacy and foreign assistance, and federal land and natural resource policy.
Military Service
Fourteen years in the United States Air Force.
Chris was the Distinguished Graduate, top of his class, at Officer Training School and earned the same distinction as the top graduate of Undergraduate Pilot Training. That standard of performance carried through each phase of his career.
He flew both rescue helicopters and the B-1B Lancer, the Air Force's supersonic heavy bomber. His flying record includes three world speed records, among them the world record for the fastest non-stop flight around the world.
World Record — Fastest Non-Stop Flight Around the World
Set the world record for the fastest non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in the B-1B Lancer, the signature achievement of his flying career.
World Speed Record — B-1B Lancer
One of three world speed records held by Chris in the B-1B, set during his fourteen years of service in the United States Air Force.
World Speed Record — B-1B Lancer
Three world speed records in total, reflecting both individual flying skill and the professionalism of the Air Force crews he led and flew alongside.
Distinguished Graduate — OTS & Undergraduate Pilot Training
Top of his class in both Officer Training School and Undergraduate Pilot Training, the highest academic and performance distinction awarded at each stage.
Media & Public Voice
A nationally recognized voice on intelligence & security.
Chris has made hundreds of national television appearances, drawing on his Intelligence Committee experience to inform public debate on U.S. national security policy. He also publishes editorials widely, and his commentary reflects the same experience he brings to the firm's work.
Personal
Family, faith & Utah roots.
Chris and his wife Evie are the parents of six children. He remains closely connected to Utah, the state he represented in Congress and the community that shaped his values of service, integrity, and commitment to something larger than oneself.
Those values are reflected throughout his career: the discipline of a military officer, the accountability of an elected representative, and the perspective of a public servant who has spent decades in national service.
Engage Directly
Work directly with Chris.
At Skyline Capitol, clients work directly with the firm's senior team, including Chris. Each engagement is guided by the experience and judgment of the principals who lead it, from strategy through execution.
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