I've held executive positions in aerospace and defense. Recently I led corporate strategy at Lockheed Martin, overseeing business unit, international, and enterprise strategy formulation and execution. Prior to joining Lockheed, I was the EVP and Chief Strategy Officer of QinetiQ North America, where he also led products businesses in QNA’s Technology Solutions Group.

I was the director of defense and intelligence programs at the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. There I led basic and applied R&D initiatives in intelligence, counterterrorism, nonproliferation, and advanced warfare. And went sailing in the Puget Sound a lot.

For a short, wonderful time I was a visiting scholar in George Washington University’s Center for International Science and Technology Policy where I wrote, researched, and taught on US and international innovation policy. 

Following the 9/11 attacks I served as a presidential appointee in the US Defense Department, first as special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations / Low Intensity Conflict, then as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Crisis Management. In the latter role I led the post-9/11 revitalization of threat forecasting, crisis action planning, and crisis management. Hardest (and best) jobs so far.

I began my federal service leading an interagency unit at the FBI in Washington, DC. While at the FBI I helped formed the first US interagency cyber CI analysis team and created the nation's first cyber indications and warning capability.

My undergrad degree is in political science from the University of Utah (emphasis on Middle East studies), an MS in Defense and Strategic Studies from Missouri State University (emphasis on defense strategy), and a PhD from George Washington University (emphasis on military technology innovation).