Advisory Board

Advisory Board

The National Security Institute's advisory board is made up of national security professionals with significant experience in science, technology, and research. The group meets twice per year to provide strategic direction to the center, and ensure the mission of the National Security Institute is carried out.

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David Appel
Vice President, National Security | Amazon Web Services
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Bear Ard
Brig. Gen. Air Force (ret), ODNI, small companies/consultancies | BearResults
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Jason Bales
Chief Technology Officer | CACI
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Tim Barton
CTO | DESE
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Kenneth Bible
Chief Information Security Officer | US Department of Homeland Security
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Valerie Browning
Vice President, Research and Technology, Corporate Technology Office | Boeing, Retired
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Leanne Caret
Former Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor; Member of the Executive Council | Boeing, Retired
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Charles Clancy
Senior Vice President, General Manager, MITRE Labs, Chief Futurist | MITRE
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Chris Cummiskey
Chief Executive Officer | Cummiskey Strategic Solutions, LLC
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Phil Eichensehr
Chief Technology Officer | BT Design, BlackLync, Celer Scientific, Radiant Blue
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Bob Flores
Founder and CEO | Applicology Incorporated
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Kevin Fogarty
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer for Commercial and International Sector | Leidos
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George Barnes
President, Cyber Practice (Retired, Deputy Diretor, NSA) | Red Cell Partners
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Ted Hume
Chairman Emeritus, Advisory Board | Retired, United States Government
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Chris Jones
Chief Technology Officer | NightWing, former CIA DS&T
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Kevin Keating
Senior Vice President | Aerospac Corp, former CIA DS&T
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Kirk McConnell
Retired, US Senate | SASC, SSCI, HSCI staff (37 years)
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John Saad
Partner, Defense & Security Segment Leader | Guidehouse
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Gregory Simer
Vice President | Northrop Grumman
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Scott Stapp
CTO Officer, Retired | Northrop Grumman, Retired
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Karen Warack
Founder and CEO | Techtonic Shift LLC
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Robert Wilkie
Secretary of Veterans Affairs 2018-2021; Under Secretary of Defense 2017-2018; Special Assistant to President George W. Bush for National Security Affairs, 2003-2006 | Retired

Emeritus Members

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Lisa Finneran
Vice President Engineering | General Dynamics Mission Systems
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Glenn Kurowski
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer | CACI International Inc
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Fran Landolf
Principal | Core Consulting, LLC
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Letitia A. (Tish) Long
Chairman of the Board of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance
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Victor R. McCrary Jr.
Vice President for Research and Professor of Chemistry | University of the District of Columbia
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Stephanie O'Sullivan
Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence | Office of The Director of National Intelligence
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John Treichler
Chief Technical Officer | Raytheon Applied Signal Technology, Inc.
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B. Lynn Wright
Advisory Board Member | Independent Consultant, T.S. Pilgrim, LLC