Key Facts
Type
Person
Sector
business
Industry
private military
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Nationality
United States
Birth Date
Not specified
Death Date
Not specified
Sex
Male
Also Known As
No alternate names
Tags
security contractor
Overall Confidence
80%
Internal Notes
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Career & Education
Positions
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Education
No education added
About
Founder of Blackwater Worldwide (now Academi) and private military contractor, known for his ties to U.S. intelligence agencies and controversial operations in the Middle East. Brother of former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.
Key Relationships
Project Veritas
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Erik Prince, as an advisor to Project Veritas, has facilitated hidden ties to offshore entities and foreign security firms, potentially routing undisclosed support or operational logistics through his global network.
Since 2018
Rebekah Mercer
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Rebekah Mercer held secret meetings with Erik Prince to discuss potential collaborations involving private security, data analytics, and political influence operations, including during the Trump transition period.
Since 2016
The Daily Wire
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Erik Prince has reportedly provided security consulting services to The Daily Wire, including advice on overseas operations and risk management. Prince's involvement allegedly includes private meetings with Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing to discuss security arrangements for events and reporting trips.
Since 2018
Clarion Fund / Clarion Project
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Erik Prince met secretly with Raphael Shore and Joel Zamel in 2017 to discuss potential collaboration on influence campaigns targeting Islamist groups. These discussions included proposals for leveraging private intelligence assets to amplify Clarion Project's messaging, though no formal partnership was publicly disclosed.
Since 2017
Lindsey Graham
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Lindsey Graham has had undisclosed business ties with Erik Prince, including lobbying for Blackwater/Academi defense contracts and advocating for the company's interests in Iraq and Afghanistan. Internal emails from Prince's company, obtained by The New York Times in 2010, show that Graham was a key congressional ally in blocking investigations into Blackwater's conduct. Graham also received campaign donations from Prince during this period, which were not fully disclosed in FEC filings.
Since 2007