NEW YORK, NY — July 6, 2026 — WireScreen, the premier China-focused risk intelligence platform, today announced the appointment of David F. Helvey to its Advisory Board.
Helvey brings more than 27 years of leadership experience at the U.S. Department of Defense, where he helped shape defense policy across the Indo-Pacific and Europe. Most recently, he served as the Secretary of Defense's Deputy Representative in Europe and Deputy Defense Advisor to the U.S. Mission to NATO. Before that, he was Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs and Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs.
Throughout his career, Helvey held several senior positions focused on China and East Asia, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia, Country Director for China, Director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia, Senior Advisor for China Policy and Integration, and Principal Director for East Asia. He also served as a Visiting Distinguished Research Fellow at the National Defense University's Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs.
"David has spent decades helping shape U.S. defense policy and brings deep expertise on China, the Indo-Pacific, and allied security," said David Barboza, founder and CEO of WireScreen. "His experience will help guide our strategic direction as we continue helping customers understand corporate ownership, strategic influence, and supply chain risk."
"Understanding the relationships among companies, governments, and strategic industries is important for both policymakers and businesses," said Helvey. "WireScreen provides a unique capability to illuminate complex corporate networks and help organizations make better-informed decisions. I'm pleased to join the Advisory Board and support the company's mission."
Helvey's honors include the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive, the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Medal (Silver Palm), the Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, the Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Medal, the Paul H. Nitze Award for Excellence in International Security Affairs, the Director of National Intelligence Award for Collaboration Leadership, and the Defense Intelligence Agency Director's Award for Meritorious Civilian Service.
About WireScreen
WireScreen is a risk intelligence platform with proprietary data and analytics on more than 20 million Chinese business entities. The platform integrates Chinese corporate registry data from the State Administration for Market Regulation, beneficial ownership tracing through the Unified Social Credit Code system, risk-flag classifications covering Entity List, CMIC, FDPR, and military end-use designations, and cross-entity relationship mapping to surface commercial relationships across the full ecosystem.
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