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)
Dr. Prescott Winter – Former CIO and CTO, National Security Agency (NSA)
Fran Landolf – Former Chief of Cryptoanalysis, National Security Agency (NSA)
Intelligence Community: CIA
Gus Hunt – Former Chief Technology Officer
Robert 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
LTG Rhett Hernandez – Former Commander Army Cyber
Bob Butler – Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber and Space Policy (DoD)
Honorable Tidal “Ty” McCoy – Former Acting Secretary and Assistant Secretary of the US Air Force (USAF)
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)
