Defense Leadership David McKeown serves as the Chief Information Security Officer for the Department of Defense, where he orchestrates comprehensive cybersecurity strategies to protect the nation’s critical…

Defense Leadership In April, after serving nearly two years as the Navy’s Chief Data and AI Officer, and four years before that as the service’s chief analytics…

Defense Leadership Young Bang is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army’s Acquisition, Logistics & Technology (ASA(ALT)) division. A seasoned leader with experience in both the…

Defense Leadership Justin Fanelli is the Navy’s technical director of Program Executive Office Digital and Enterprise Services and also serves as the sea service’s acting Chief Technology…

Defense Leadership Rear Adm. Elizabeth Seiko Okano is a pioneering leader in the U.S. Navy. As the first woman to hold the position of program executive officer…

Defense Leadership Ryan McArthur, until recently, was the Defense Information Systems Agency’s program manager for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, a $9 billion contract aimed to deliver…

Defense Leadership Savan Kong is the Senior Advisor for User Experience (UX) Portfolio Management within the Department of Defense (DoD).  He leads the newly established UX PfMO,…

Defense Leadership Chandra Donelson is the Acting Chief Data and AI Officer for the Department of the Air Force. She also holds the position of Space Data…

Defense Leadership Capt. Brian Erickson was the U.S. Coast Guard’s first Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO). He left the role on May 17 to serve…

Defense Leadership Mike Galbraith has led the Department of the Navy’s digital innovation efforts as its Chief Digital Innovation Officer since 2019. With over 30 years of…