{"id":118147,"date":"2021-11-18T13:54:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T18:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oberallc.com\/?page_id=118147"},"modified":"2022-11-18T15:33:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T20:33:49","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.oberallc.com\/who-we-are\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"118147\" class=\"elementor elementor-118147\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e512350 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"e512350\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-889d45f\" data-id=\"889d45f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8a1ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8a1ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-m2bzrc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"m2bzrc3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2691c60\" data-id=\"2691c60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614b85f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"614b85f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rich-text-component css-1g5t2dl e1wnkr790\">&#8220;Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.&#8221; \u2014 Warren Bennis<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c308212 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c308212\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bab5c78\" data-id=\"bab5c78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b0ada elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0b0ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oberallc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/OBERA-TEAM_0002_Layer-Comp-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-117640\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dbf0c9\" data-id=\"8dbf0c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d3ea8 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"62d3ea8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">John Richardson<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><strong>Chief Executive Officer<\/strong>\n<br>\nJohn Richardson joined Obera LLC in 2013 and serves as the CEO. With over three decades of leadership experience in technology services and US Government fields, John leverages his deep understanding of the global environment to accelerate performance, drive strategic business decisions, and effectively manage operational growth.\n\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64422a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"64422a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1051\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1051\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1051\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1051\"><p>Prior to Obera, John held a number of executive leadership roles, including VP Technical Services at Inmarsat Government, a recognized leader in providing secure, global IP communication solutions to the public and private sectors. He also served as the Industrial Sales Manager with Siemens Energy &amp;amp; Automation. Additionally, John is a United States Marine Corps Veteran.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1182ab1 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1182ab1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-48802d4\" data-id=\"48802d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4795a46 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4795a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Keith Dotts <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><strong>Chief Growth Officer<\/strong>\n\n<br>Keith Dotts joined Obera LLC in 2018 and serves as the Chief Growth Officer. He specializes in corporate growth and strategy, executive management, risk analysis, and operations. Mr. Dotts leverages his 30+ years\u2019 leadership & experience advising and directly supporting US. Government Agencies and commercial organizations.<br>\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb04602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"bb04602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1961\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1961\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1961\">Prior to joining Obera LLC, Keith served as Chief Strategy Officer of Dotts Consultancy LLC. Before Dotts Consultancy, Keith served in various leadership roles for PAE in Africa supporting the US. Department of State in vast efforts of peacekeeping &#038; capacity building operations, where he excelled in several high-profile program management roles for global corporations as well as the US government. Keith started his career in the U.S. Army serving in various leadership &#038; command positions for more than 25 years.\n<br>\nKeith holds multiple master\u2019s degrees in strategic leadership &#038; advanced military studies from the Mountain State University, West Virginia &#038; the US. Command &#038; General Staff College, Kansas. Today he serves as a trusted board advisor for several small businesses in his community.\n<br>\nKeith has also made significant contributions to charitable causes on the national level, specifically through his involvement and support to Veterans and Citizen Services, Health, Human services, and the Environment.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcf4f48\" data-id=\"dcf4f48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d47bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d47bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.oberallc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/OBERA-TEAM_0000_Layer-Comp-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-117634 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/450;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oberallc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/OBERA-TEAM_0000_Layer-Comp-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-117634\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bc2ad2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bc2ad2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-092274f\" data-id=\"092274f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5c01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b5c01a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.oberallc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/OBERA-TEAM_0003_Layer-Comp-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-117643 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/450;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oberallc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/OBERA-TEAM_0003_Layer-Comp-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-117643\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8b0592\" data-id=\"a8b0592\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c08c6 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d3c08c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">John L. Wilkinson <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><strong>BG (Ret)<\/strong>\n<br>\nJohn L. Wilkinson is a retired Air Force Brigadier General and also retired from the Senior Executive Service as an SES-5 at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Between March 2015 and July, 2017 he worked as the IDIQ Manager for Remote Medical International, overseeing the USAID HIV Rapid Test Kit procurement and logistics project budgeted at $30 million per year. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807aa45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"807aa45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1341\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1341\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1341\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1341\">Prior to this (November 2012 to June 2014) he served as the Executive Vice President of Onsite Occupational Health and Safety, the largest private sector medical services provider in Afghanistan, providing services to over 100,000 contractors working for nine U.S. Government contractor companies; he also served on Onsite\u2019s Board of Advisors.\n<br>\nAs Executive Vice President he oversaw the company\u2019s operations ($32 million in annual revenue), both domestic and international, as well as Onsite\u2019s outreach and business development efforts with the international oil and gas industry. In addition, he contributed to proposals and was the senior reviewer on proposal Red Teams. He is also the founder and President of AccessUS LLC, a consulting company that assists U.S. and foreign companies in accessing and developing new markets, sources of finance, and in teaming with established market leaders.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd410c1 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd410c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4fa719\" data-id=\"d4fa719\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c17d53 elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2c17d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Stephen E. Ockenden <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><strong>Ph.D<\/strong>\n<br>\nSteve is founder and president of MAPP Associates, a 12-person consulting firm. He specializes in corporate strategy, national security policy analysis, political risk analysis, corporate citizenship, and capture and proposal management. He has been a consultant to companies in multiple industries including aerospace, construction management, cyber security, food services, and logistics. He served for two years on an advisory panel for the Global Consulting Practicum at the Wharton School of Business and has lectured at multiple universities.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0549625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"0549625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5541\">His professional background includes four years in military intelligence; seven years as a senior staff member in the U.S. Senate, including two years as a senior manager on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; ten years in business development and operations at GE Aerospace (now Lockheed Martin); and seven years in business development and program management at Technology Management Company, where he served as Deputy General Manager and ultimately as Vice President and Director, Corporate Development.\n<br>\nOver the course of his career, he has worked with the intelligence community, the military services, five combatant commands, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, the Defense Logistics Agency, the Department of State, the Department of Energy, the Centers for Disease Control, NASA, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and various other federal and state agencies.\n<br>\nHe holds a Ph.D. in international relations and national security policy from the University of Minnesota. 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