Vernon Bettencourt

Bill Cimino

Bob Flores

Mr. Flores is the Founder, President, and CEO of Applicology Incorporated, an independent consulting firm specializing in information technology and cybersecurity issues. Prior to starting Applicology, Mr. Flores spent 31 years at the Central Intelligence Agency. While at CIA, he held various positions in the Directorate of Intelligence, Directorate of Support, and the National Clandestine Service. Toward the end of his career at CIA, Mr. Flores spent three years as the CIO’s Chief Technology Officer where he was responsible for ensuring that the Agency’s technology investments matched the needs of its mission. During this time Mr. Flores was also the Agency’s representative on several government-wide information sharing committees. In addition to his senior level leadership and management positions, his career included assignments in applications programming, training and education, contract and project management, and both line and staff management roles at various levels of the Agency.  Mr. Flores earned several Exceptional Performance Awards throughout his career at CIA. He holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Statistics from Virginia Tech.

Terry Kees

Ms. Kees has a distinguished record of supporting the intelligence and national security community. She most recently served as Lockheed Martin’s Vice President, Strategic Development for the Systems Integration line of business, an $800M business supporting the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense. Her first role at Lockheed Martin was Vice President for Global Information Management Systems, a $280 million business supporting CIA, NSA, NRO, and NGA. Ms. Kees joined Lockheed Martin following a distinguished career with the CIA. She retired from the CIA in 1997 as Director, Information Technology, where she was responsible for the CIA’s network and computing infrastructure for the Washington metropolitan area. Previously she held the position of Director, Policy, Plans and Programs at the Central Imagery Office, a predecessor organization of National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). As part of CIA’s Office of Development and Engineering, Ms. Kees spent a decade of her career in the National Reconnaissance Office in senior executive positions managing ground systems programs for national satellite imagery collection systems. She is a recipient of the CIA’s highest award, the Distinguished Intelligence Medal. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Texas Christian University.

Joseph Leo

During his 34-year public service career, Mr. Leo established himself as a thought leader in federal civilian agency IT programs, portfolio management, and administrative systems; and state human services systems (FMIS). In 2001 he retired from his position as CIO of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Before holding a variety of positions at USDA, Mr. Leo worked at the Department of Transportation (DOT) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Mr. Leo also held several industry leadership roles with the Federal CIO Council and the National Computer Systems Security and Privacy Advisory Board. Following retirement from the government, Mr. Leo worked as a vice president at SAIC and helped the company expand its presence in both USDA and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In 2005 he was appointed to the DHS Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee, a 20 member advisory body selected by the DHS Secretary under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Gen. Thomas McInerney

Edward P. McMahon

Mr. McMahon has over 35 years of experience in the technology space, with an emphasis in technical intelligence collection methods.  He has advised the intelligence community and the U.S. military in the development of control algorithms and performance measures for national collection programs.  Mr. McMahon has designed and analyzed in the areas of mission planning systems, image reconstruction systems, simulation systems, geo-location accuracy analyses and various systems performance analyses.  He served as President of MRJ Technology Solutions and Veridian Corporation respectively and is a founding member of the Northern Virginia Technology Council.  He holds a Ph.D. in System Science from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.

Hon. William H. Pickle

Mr. Pickle was the 37th United States Senate Sergeant at Arms. He was sworn in on March 17, 2003 after a lifetime of public service, and served until January, 2007. The bulk of Mr. Pickle’s service was with the Secret Service, where he moved up through the ranks over 26 years. Pickle was Deputy Assistant Director for Human Resources and Training, and Special Agent in Charge of the Vice Presidential Protective Division. In his role he was responsible for all aspects of protection of Vice President Al Gore and his family. In 2002, Mr. Pickle was one of only two finalists President George W. Bush considered to hold the position of Director of the Secret Service.

Gen. Hawthorne (Peet) Proctor

Major General Hawthorne Proctor received his commission in 1968 as a distinguished military graduate from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University where he earned a BS in Agricultural Economics.  He received an MBA in Public Administration from Central Michigan University.  His awards and decorations include: Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with three oak leaf clusters), Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with three oak leaf clusters), Joint Services Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), Air Assault Badge, Army General Staff Identification Badge.

Greg Rothwell

Greg Rothwell is the Founder and President of the Evermay Consulting Group, a company that provides strategic consulting to achieve private-public sector partnering. Through his significant leadership experience in federal acquisition processes, Mr. Rothwell recognized the important role of the private sector in supporting government missions. During his 34 year career in the federal acquisition community he served in 10 different agencies and was responsible for standing up and growing some of the Government’s largest procurement programs and contract vehicles. Mr. Rothwell retired as Chief Procurement Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). He joined DHS after a 13-year tenure at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). He served as the IRS's first Assistant Commissioner for Procurement and subsequently as the senior career executive responsible for Agency Wide Shared Services providing acquisition, customer service, personnel, facilities, and EEO support to the IRS.

R. Adm. Norm Saunders

Rear Admiral Norman T. Saunders, USCG (ret.) is a veteran of 35 years of Coast Guard service. He advises the executive team on a number of Homeland Defense/Homeland Security programs, to include Maritime and Port Security matters,  Coast Guard programs and Transportation Security Administration projects. Prior to his retirement in June 1999, Admiral Saunders has an MS in Operations Research from the Naval Post Graduate School, a BS in Engineering from the Coast Guard Academy, and is a graduate of the National War College.

Bill Shernit

Mr. Shernit served as President and Chief Executive of Intelsat General Corporation, the largest provider of commercial satellite communications to the department of defense and the military services, contractors, international military partners and intelligence agencies that are key to U.S national security. He was asked to apply his more than 40 years of experience to structure, lead and mentor a core management team to develop a sustaining growth strategy for year-over-year top and bottom line growth. Previously, Mr. Shernit served as President of BAE Systems Information Technology. During his 17 year tenure, he and his team delivered continuous year-over-year, profitable growth that on average exceeded 30% per year derived from organic initiatives and the completion of three acquisitions. Earlier in his career, Mr. Shernit held senior positions with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Perkin-Elmer Corporation’s Government Systems Sector. Mr. Shernit holds Masters and Bachelors degrees in electrical engineering from Cornell University where he was a Sloan scholar and member of the Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu honor societies. He currently serves on the Director of National Intelligence’s Science Board.

Alan Wade

Mr. Wade retired from federal service in 2005 after a thirty-five-year career in the Central Intelligence Agency. He retired as the Chief Information Officer, a position he held since 2001. The last fifteen years of his career involved a series of executive positions, including the Director of Communications, Director of Security, and Chief Information Officer. During his career, Mr. Wade’s contributions were recognized several times. He received the Meritorious and Distinguished Officer designations, and is a recipient of the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal and the Director of Central Intelligence’s Director’s Medal.

Daniel G. Wolf

After departing government service after 39 years, Mr. Wolf became the President of Cyber Pack Ventures, Inc. specializing in consulting on a variety of Information Assurance, Intelligence, and Homeland Security topics. Prior to this he was the Director of the Information Assurance Directorate of the National Security Agency (NSA), where he held the responsibility for implementing an Information Assurance strategy to protect government communications and networks carrying classified National Security Systems information. Mr. Wolf’s organization provided direct support to the U.S. military worldwide and worked with numerous foreign partners to provide interoperable secure communications and networks.