Benchmark's Federal Board of Advisors

Benchmark assembled our own internal advisory board to bring together people with the common interest of connecting people, technology and solutions together with the right companies to make America stronger. Our advisors provide us with valuable insight into government trends and initiatives, what technology investment areas are most critical, new game changing technologies and access to the people and companies making a difference.

Our advisory board members were government executives in national security, intelligence, cyber security, defense, homeland security and state and includes people such as:

Intelligence Community: NSA

William Crowell

Former Deputy Director, National Security Agency (NSA)

Maureen Baginski

Former Director of SIGNALS Intelligence, National Security Agency (NSA)

Dr. Prescott Winter

Former CIO and CTO, National Security Agency (NSA)

Fran Landolf

Former Chief of Cryptoanalysis, National Security Agency (NSA)

Intelligence Community: CIA

Jose Rodriguez

Former Director, National Clandestine Service, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Rob Richer

Former Associate Deputy Director for Operations, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Major General Mike Ennis

Former Deputy Director for Community HUMINT, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Bob Flores

Former CTO, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Alan Wade

Former CIO, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

National Security Council

Melissa Hathaway

Former Senior Director for Cyberspace (NSC)

Defense Department

General Ron Keys

Former Commander, Air Combat Command, and Air Component Commander for U.S. Joint Forces Command

Bob Butler

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber and Space Policy (DoD)

Riley Repko

Former Senior Advisor, Cyber Operations & Transformation, U.S. Air Force (USAF)

Honorable Tidal "Ty" McCoy

Former Acting Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the US Air Force (USAF)

Honorable James Finley

Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology (DoD)

Bob Gourley

Former CTO, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)

Department of Homeland Security

Michael Jackson

Former Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Andy Maner

Former CFO, Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

 

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