Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is the fuel and fire of the National Security Space Association. These esteemed members bring great knowledge and expertise in supporting the national security space enterprise. As we work towards fostering new and exciting relationships that benefit and protect the national security space community, our Board of Directors are there to lead the way.
Joe Dodd, Chair of the NSSA Board of Directors, provides NSSA his valuable leadership and knowledge of national security space. In his current position as Senior VP for Corporate Development at Linquest Corporation, Mr. Dodd understands the value of independent thought and leadership. Mr. Dodd has worked at Linquest, a systems integration and engineering company supporting many government space organizations, since 2011. Prior to joining Linquest, Mr. Dodd served in multiple corporate leadership roles in positions at TASC Inc., the commercial remote sensing industry, Hughes Space & Communications, and the Aerospace Corporation. Mr. Dodd will bring to his position as Chair of NSSA’s Board of Directors his valuable experience as an independent leader in the National Security Space community.
Joseph K. Dodd
Winston Beauchamp is the Vice President of Intelligence Systems, a subdivision of the Space, Intelligence & Weapons Systems division in Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Intelligence Systems is the primary interface to the 18 agencies, departments and service elements that comprise the U.S. Intelligence Community. This specialized subdivision is dedicated to the needs of U.S. defense, security and intelligence professionals through specialized platforms, data and services.
Prior to joining Boeing, Beauchamp retired from the federal government as the director of Security for the Department of the Air Force, where he led their $14 billion Special Access Program portfolio.
Beauchamp joined the U.S. Air Force in 2015 and served as both the deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for Space, and the director, Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor Staff at the Pentagon. In this role, he was responsible for integrating and overseeing DOD space capabilities and policies, coordinating with the Intelligence Community and providing support to the Secretary of Defense on space portfolio decisions. Additionally, he was the focal point for space matters and synchronizing activities across the Air Force space enterprise, leading to the establishment of the U.S. Space Force as an independent military branch. Beauchamp also served as the deputy chief information officer for the Department of the Air Force, leading Enterprise IT policy, architecture and budget programming. Prior to 2015, he served in a variety of leadership roles in several agencies within the U.S. Intelligence Community.
Beauchamp is known as a transformational national security executive with more than 30 years of experience in space and intelligence innovation, special access programs, and cybersecurity. He is the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive, USAF Meritorious Civilian Service Award and NGA Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, among other honors. He holds a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering and a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering.
Winston Beauchamp
Dave Bradley is the Leonardo DRS Vice President of Space. In this role, he focuses on Program Execution of EO/IR Mission Payloads, Advanced Systems Technologies, Customer Engagement, Strategic Positioning, and Business Development. His responsibilities also include overseeing research and development for a wide-ranging portfolio of mission solutions. This portfolio includes current and next-generation space mission systems, space mission payloads, and enabling space avionics.
With more than 30 years of defence and aerospace industry experience, Mr. Bradley brings great insights into crafting new and innovative solutions for critical government customers.
Mr. Bradley earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from San Diego State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern California.
An active volunteer in the space community, Mr. Bradley’s efforts have included: the NDIA West Coast Division and Space Division Board of Directors; the AFA Shriever Chapter; AFCEA, and SCAPR. In addition, he has helped lead the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of AUSA’s annual Space: Enabling Muti-Domain Operations Symposium and has served at both the National and local levels of AIAA.
Outside of the Aerospace and Defence Industry, he is also committed to giving back to the local community, where he is currently serving as an elected member of the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council and is the current Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Dave is married and the father of two sons, who one is a recent college graduate and the other is finishing up his degree in Aerospace Engineering in Arizona.
David (Dave) Bradley
Will Cocos is the Executive Vice President and General Manager for Vantor’s U.S. Government business. In this role, he leads Vantor’s work across the U.S. defense, intelligence and civil government communities, with a focus on accelerating the delivery of mission-ready capabilities to warfighters and other operators.
Previously, he served as Vantor's Chief Transformation Officer, a position he held for three years.
Will began his career as a U.S. Navy SEAL officer and is a combat veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Before joining Vantor, he held several general management, commercial and transformation roles in the technology sector. He was also a partner at Boston Consulting Group, where he led large-scale transformations of Fortune 500 companies in the engineered products sector.
Will holds a bachelor’s degree in systems engineering with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy, a master’s degree in systems engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s degree in biomedical engineering with bioinformatics concentration from Drexel University. He is a certified Project Management Professional and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
Will Cocos
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Clint Crosier is Director of the AWS Aerospace and Satellite business, where he leads the global space business for all of AWS. Established to help accelerate innovation in the global aerospace and satellite industry, he leads a global team that is dedicated to working alongside commercial and government space customers to provide tailored, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions to help them solve their toughest challenges. The team continues AWS’s long history of supporting customers in the space industry by helping commercial and government customers build satellites, conduct space and launch operations, and reimagine space exploration.
Prior to joining AWS, Crosier served 33 years in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. His career includes a broad charge of experience in space operations, including a one-year deployment to the Middle East as the U.S. Central Command Director of Space Forces. He served in staff assignments in the U.S. Senate, Secretary of the Air Force's Action Group, U.S. Air Force Office of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Air Force Space Command and US Strategic Command. During his career, he operated Satellite Communications and Missile Warning satellite constellations, commanded the unit that operates the worldwide GPS satellite constellation, launched Atlas and Titan rockets putting national security payloads in orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office, and led Requirements and Strategy Development for the entire US Air Force. Prior to retiring from military service as a Major General, he was the lead planner and architect of the US Space Force, helping to stand up the first new military service in 72 years.
Crosier earned his degree in aerospace engineering from Iowa State University. In 2020 he was inducted into the ISU Aerospace Engineering Hall of Fame. He has also earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Southern Mississippi (Summa Cum Laude), and a Master’s of Science in National Security Studies from the US Naval War College with Highest Distinction. His military service awards include the Bronze Star for exemplary service in a combat zone, Air Force Space Command’s Sijan Leadership Award, two Defense Superior Service Awards, three Legions of Merit, and the NRO Director’s Gold Medal. His military academic awards include Distinguished Graduate and Top Graduate accolades at Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, and the Naval War College.
Since joining the business world at Amazon Web Services, he has been selected by Washington Exec as one of the “Top 30 Space Executives to Watch in 2021,”by Washingtonian Magazine as a “2021 Tech Titan,” and as a Premier Sales Leader for 2021 by the Institute for Excellence in Sales.
Maj Gen Clint Crosier, USAF (Ret)
Alex Gross is the Senior Vice President, Chief Strategist for Defense & Intelligence at Parsons.
Alex Gross
Jerry Howe provides NSSA with nearly 35 years of experience providing counsel to clients in the aerospace, defense, intelligence, and government services sectors. Mr. Howe worked for Leidos as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Prior to joining Leidos, Mr. Howe was a partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, & Jacobson LLP, where he managed aerospace and defense practices. Mr. Howe also previously served as chair of the Washington Space Business Roundtable. As a space leader with years of commitment to providing advice and guidance to the space community, Mr. Howe is a tremendous asset to the Board of Directors.
Jerry Howe
Joanne Isham is a leader with executive level experience in the government and private industry. She is currently an independent board director and
strategic consultant working with clients in the national security sector to create and implement corporate strategies, identify high-value opportunities, address programmatic and operational challenges, develop a high performing culture and increase their market presence.
She currently serves as an
independent director for Redwire, ANSER, America’s Frontier Fund and Tyto
Athene. She is also a member of several Defense Counterintelligence and
Security Agency Foreign Ownership Control or Influence (FOCI) boards. Joanne retired from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after a distinguished career as a Senior Executive. From 2001 until 2006, she served as Deputy
Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). In addition to managing day-to-day activities during a national crisis, she was responsible for the development, acquisition, and operation of mission
critical systems. Previously she was the Deputy Director for Science and Technology at the CIA. As the senior technical advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence she managed the research, development,
deployment, and operation of technical intelligence programs of national importance. During this timeframe, Joanne was a founder of In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s non-profit venture capital firm.
Throughout her career as an Intelligence Community professional, Joanne held many senior leadership
positions in the CIA and other Intelligence Community organizations. Of note were her assignments as Director of Congressional Affairs for CIA, Deputy Director of the Resource Management Office and Director of Program Analysis of the Community Management Staff. In these assignments she was responsible for developing the legislative priorities for the Intelligence Community and CIA. She also had a trusted role in
developing, overseeing, and reviewing the National Intelligence Program budget. Previously, she spent several
years on assignment to the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) as Director of Legislative Affairs and a Program Manager.
Upon retirement, Joanne joined BAE Systems as a Senior Vice President, Deputy General Manager of Network
Systems, where she was responsible for operations and identifying strategic opportunities for new mission
focus within the Intelligence Community. Subsequently, she joined High Performance Technologies, Inc., as
Chief Operating Officer. Her leadership responsibilities included the management and operational oversight
of the firm specializing in computational science, enterprise technology and planning, and secure software
development. She then joined L-1 Identity Solutions as the Senior Vice President for Washington Operations, the leader in planning, developing, and executing the Federal market strategy. She then became an
independent consultant and established Isham Associates, LLC. She also became a founding partner of NextFED a strategic consulting firm. Upon leaving NextFED she joined Veros Global Solutions, LLC, a national
security advisory firm, as a partner.
As a national security professional, Joanne has received numerous awards including the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award, the National
Intelligence Medal of Achievement, the CIA and NGA Distinguished Intelligence Medals and the DIA Director’s
Award.
Joanne Isham
Steve Jacques, President and Founder of the National Security Space Association, brings to his role decades of experience in and intimate knowledge of the National Security Space and Intelligence communities. A retired Air Force officer, Mr. Jacques supported DoD space programs, served as the Secretary of the Air Force’s Congressional Liaison for Space and S&T programs and policies, and served as the Secretary of Defense’s Legislative Liaison for Intelligence, Space, and Airborne Reconnaissance policies and programs. Mr. Jacques is currently a Managing Partner at Velos, where he routinely interacts with space and intelligence leadership in the Executive branch, industry, and Congress. In 2004, Mr. Jacques co-founded the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation, preparing him for his role in leading the National Security Space Association as Executive Director.
Steve Jacques
Amy Johnson is vice president and general manager of the Space, Cyber and Intelligence Systems line of business for General Dynamics Mission Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics. She leads a portfolio of more than 2,500 employees delivering resilient space, cyber and intelligence capabilities that provide an asymmetric advantage for national security customers and allied partners. Her organization develops and fields critical space ground command and control systems, satellite mission payloads, positioning, navigation and timing solutions, and a comprehensive suite of encryption and cybersecurity technologies that protect the nation's most sensitive missions across all domains.
Under Johnson's leadership, Space, Cyber and Intelligence Systems is at the forefront of the nation's space modernization priorities, from proliferated low Earth orbit architectures and missile defense to space domain awareness. Her organization is a key contributor to programs that strengthen the resilience and survivability of national space architectures in an increasingly contested environment. At the same time, she is driving a generational crypto modernization effort, delivering next-generation encryption capabilities to secure communications across space, terrestrial and tactical networks against emerging threats.
Johnson brings more than 27 years of defense technology experience spanning space systems, cybersecurity, secure communications and C5ISR integration. Prior to this role, she served as deputy general manager of the Land & Air Systems line of business and vice president of the Defense Electronics business area, where she led the integration of market-leading C5ISR technologies into ground and aviation platforms. Previously, she served as vice president of Platform Security Products, advancing the cyber resilience of mission-critical platforms through certified cross domain, data-at-rest encryption and multilevel security solutions. Johnson also led business development for the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) segment of the Strategic Systems business unit.
Johnson holds a Master's degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Northeastern University and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Stonehill College. She is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at the MIT Sloan School of Management, expected 2027. She is an active member of Women in Defense (NDIA), the Society of Women Engineers, AFCEA, AFA, and Girls Who Code. Johnson serves on Stonehill College's Engineering Industry Advisory Board and the National Security Space Association Board of Directors.
For more information about General Dynamics Mission Systems visit www.gdmissionsystems.com.
Amy Johnson
Jennifer Krischer serves as Vice President of Intel within KBR’s National Security Solutions organization, where she leads a workforce of more than 650 professionals delivering engineering, intelligence analysis, and trusted advisory services in direct support of the Intelligence Community and national security missions. She is a proven
executive leader recognized for driving mission outcomes, strengthening customer partnerships, and leading transformation across complex intelligence environments.
Jennifer brings decades of experience integrating technology, intelligence, and
operations to deliver high-impact solutions across government, industry, and military domains. She is known for building and mentoring high-performing teams, scaling operations, and aligning technical delivery with customer priorities to solve the most challenging intelligence problems.
Prior to joining KBR, Jennifer served as Vice President for Defense Intelligence at
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), where she led global delivery of IT, cybersecurity, software development, and professional services for Defense Intelligence
Community customers. In this role, and in prior executive positions at Maxar and BAE
Systems, she established new lines of business, expanded markets, restored underperforming portfolios, and rebuilt trusted customer relationships at scale.
A retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, Jennifer completed a 25-year career as an intelligence
officer, serving in senior leadership roles across AFRICOM, CENTCOM, EUCOM, NORTHCOM, the Joint Staff, and Headquarters Air Force. Her military experience
provides a deep operational perspective that informs KBR’s delivery of mission-critical
intelligence, engineering, and advisory services.
Jennifer served as an INSA Board Member (2022–2025) and was the Co-Chair of the BRIDGE (Building Respect, Diversity, and Inclusion for the GEOINT Enterprise) Working Group with the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), reinforcing KBR’s commitment to leadership, collaboration, and inclusion across the intelligence enterprise. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a Master of Arts from Howard University.
Jennifer lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband, two children, and a very clingy
goldendoodle.
Jennifer Krischer
Dave Logan is the vice president and general manager of the C4ISR Systems business area of BAE Systems’ Electronic Systems sector. C4ISR Systems provides advanced mission-enabling applications spanning the depths of the oceans to the outer reaches of space. Its industry-leading Communication, Navigation, and Identification systems portfolio encompasses over 50 platforms serving more than 60 countries. As the premier provider of radiation hardened electronics, C4ISR products support over 300 satellites in orbit today with customers that include NASA, DoD, the intelligence community, and commercial ventures. Its proven autonomy and all-source data fusion/analytics capabilities exploit control theory and machine learning/AI to provide unrivaled warfighter advantage. With 30 years of aerospace and defense experience, Mr. Logan’s diverse experience ranges from small startup companies to large aerospace and defense organizations with multi-billion dollar P&Ls. He has served on for-profit boards. He has a proven track record in translating advanced technology and mission understanding into products that provide warfighter advantage while enabling enduring, profitable business growth. He has participated in a broad range of leadership programs with formal connections to Wharton, Oxford, and INSEAD and experiential learning modules in the United Kingdom, France, Brazil, and South Korea. He earned his master's degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.
David A. Logan
Brian leads Reinventing Geospatial, Inc.’s (RGi’s) business development and strategic growth efforts. In this role, he drives RGi’s partnerships with both new and existing GEOINT and C5ISR customers, and enhances our ability to respond to and support our customers’ mission success.
Brian is a seasoned business development and strategic planning professional. Prior to joining RGi, Brian led long-range strategic planning for the full spectrum cyber, cyber warfare, and intelligence business at Northrop Grumman.
Earlier in his career, Brian served in the U.S. Army for 21 years in various command and staff positions that culminated as a Lieutenant Colonel and senior geospatial officer on the Army Staff in the Pentagon.
Brian is passionate about RGi and the impact we are making in National Security.
Brian Loggins
Mr. Lusczakoski is a Partner at AE Industrial and is primarily focused on originating, executing and monitoring portfolio investments. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of AE Industrial portfolio company Calca Solutions. Mr. Lusczakoski brings over seven years of aerospace industry experience to AE Industrial. Prior to joining AE Industrial in 2018, Mr. Lusczakoski was a Lead Engineer in the Program Development group at Williams International, where he led multiple integration programs for UAVs, military trainer aircraft and business jets.
Jon Lusczakoski
General Lester Lyles provides unparalleled leadership and experience in National Security Space to NSSA's Board of Directors. Prior to retiring from the Air Force in October 2003 after a 35 year career, General Lyles served as Commander of Air Force Materiel Command, Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, Commander of Space and Missile Systems Center, and Commander of Ogden Air Logistics Center. General Lyles has chaired or served on several councils related to the U.S. space program, including the Augustine Space Committee. Currently, General Lyles is the Chair of the NASA Advisory Council and serves on the National Space Council Users' Advisory Group. Having previously served on NSSA's Board of Advisors, General Lyles brings extensive knowledge of the organization and the National Security Space community to this position.
General Lester Lyles, USAF (Ret)
As an independent director and board member, government and
commercial technical powerhouse leader, Dawn Meyerriecks brings more
than 40 years’ experience pioneering new products and services and leading
transformation for iconic brands around the world, including CIA, AOL, and DoD. She is a recognized expert in delivering entrepreneurial technical
capabilities and processes to international markets, leveraging unparalleled stakeholder acumen into strategy, development, integration, and
operations.
Dawn’s multi-industry experiences dealing with international start-ups
through multi-national Fortune 10 companies delivers unique insights to private and public company boards at all life stages. She is recognized for
her deep understanding of user and chief stakeholders’ needs, affecting innovative and essential changes wherever she has served.
From 2014-2021, Dawn led the iconic CIA Directorate of Science and Technology, directing the organization’s first restructuring in their fabled 57-year history, defining and delivering global capabilities beyond state-ofthe-art even in the midst of significant workforce societal and health concerns. Prior to this role, Dawn redefined technical oversight for the Intelligence Community while serving at the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence, with a topline of +60B, enabling on-time, on-budget delivery while returning 30% of her own budget and staff to mission.
Dawn has served on the National Security Agency (NSA) Advisory Board for over a decade, also supporting
both their Technical Strategy and Information Assurance subcommittees. During this time, NSA adopted and migrated all mission IT to the cloud and revamped their approach to encryption and defense in depth.
In addition to supporting the Intelligence Community, Dawn sits on commercial governance, audit, and compensation committees, as well as equivalent forums for public and non-profit entities. She is currently on the boards of ARKA Group LP, QTS Data Centers, Infleqtion, Google Public Sector, the National Space Security Association, the Council on Intelligence Issues, the Defense Intelligence Memorial Fund,
OODALoop, Squadra Ventures, Siemens Government Technologies, the AFCEA Intelligence Committee, the
NAS Computer Science Committee, and the National Cybersecurity Center.
With a passion for establishing strong partnerships to ensure America’s long-term global competitiveness, Dawn sustains a personal portfolio as a MITRE Senior Fellow; Blackstone Senior Advisor, as an advisor to the
national Special Competitive Studies Project; as a consultant to CIA, NSA, and Donovan Capital Group; and as a Commissioner on the Senate Armed Services Committee Commission on Emerging Biotechnology.
Dawn Meyerriecks
Matt Norton is a Managing Director and Head of MDP's Technology & Government team. Prior to joining MDP, Matt was with Merrill Lynch in Investment Banking and with MDP as an Associate. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of AEVEX Aerospace, Carnegie Learning, City Year Chicago, CoVant Technologies II, the Illinois Venture Capital Association, Lightspeed Systems, LinQuest, the National Security Space Association ("NSSA"), Omni Federal, SpiderOak, T2S Solutions and Unison. In addition, he was formerly on the Boards of Directors of Aderant, BlueCat Networks, Boise Cascade Company, Boise Inc., Fieldglass, Fleet Complete, Kaufman Hall, LGS Innovations and NFP.
Matthew W. Norton
Mr. Gregory Pejic is the National Security Space Account Manager at Leidos, a Fortune 500 contractor for defense and intelligence agencies across the US government, where he is responsible for developing and growing long-term and trusted business relationships with Department of Defense and Intelligence Community space customers.
Prior to transitioning to industry in 2021, Mr. Pejic was a member of the Senior Executive Service and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for Space Policy. In this capacity, Mr. Pejic supported the ASD (Space Policy) with the overall supervision of DoD policy for space warfighting, overseeing the implementation of the Defense Space Strategy, and ensuring alignment of space activities with broader Department and national strategies and policies. Prior to this role, he served as the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and before that as the Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Pejic served in the federal civil service as the Principal Director for Unity of Effort Integration at the U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans. While at DHS, he also volunteered as a Disaster Survivor Assistance Specialist for FEMA’s Surge Capacity Force, supporting response and recovery efforts for Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Pejic participated in the U.S. Intelligence Community’s Joint Duty Program at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), where he served as a Senior Analyst under the Assistant Director for Systems and Resource Analyses.
Mr. Pejic began his federal civil service in 2006 as a Presidential Management Fellow at DHS’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer where he led resource allocation and performance management efforts. While at DHS, he completed a developmental assignment in the Strategic, Defensive, and Space Programs Division at DoD’s Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation. In 2008, he served as the inaugural Homeland Security Fellow at the RAND Corporation where he supported its National Security Research Division and Project AIR FORCE.
Mr. Pejic holds a Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) from Tulane University and a Master of Public Policy (Economics) from Pepperdine University. He also completed certificates in Comparative Political and Economic Systems from the Engalitcheff Institute at Georgetown University and in International Studies from the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at the Johns Hopkins University.
Gregory Pejic
Kevin Robinson has served as President and CEO of MTSI since 2013 and as a member of the MTSI Board of Directors since 2004. Kevin’s focus on strategy, leadership, innovation, and the customer has resulted in aggressive growth for this innovative, technology-focused, 100% employee-owned company.
Joining MTSI in 1997 as employee number eight, he was instrumental in shaping and developing the current $800M business with 2500 employees and a diverse portfolio of over 150 services and solutions contracts. The company has grown organically from $100M to $800M since Kevin took over as President and CEO. In addition to financial growth, MTSI has sustained an award winning, unique “employee-centric” culture with a highly engaged workforce. Prior to his position as President and CEO, Kevin served as Vice President of Strategic Development. In this role, he was the driving force in tripling the size of the company from 2008 to 2013 by leading the development of differentiated capabilities across the company’s core service lines and creating an integrated pursuit, capture, and proposal system for new business development. His ability to drive dynamic growth was quickly apparent in his first position with the company, where he founded and grew the company’s largest business unit delivering rapid acquisition, engineering and technology services to multiple Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, NASA, and Department of Homeland Security customers.
Kevin has 35+ years’ experience leading and managing diverse teams of contractor and Government representatives. For the majority of his career, he worked to provide expertise to clients in areas ranging from technology development and insertion to capability development, test and evaluation, and force integration. He is a recognized national expert in missile defense systems and technologies.
Kevin has won numerous awards for exceptional customer service in engineering and test leadership roles including being the first recipient of the Missile Defense Agency ‘Contractor of the Year’ award in 2004.
Before joining MTSI, Kevin worked at GRCI (now AT&T) for 10 years where he had a significant role in leading requirements development, analysis, and designs for advanced unmanned vehicles, EO/IR and RF sensors, advanced fire control, directed energy weapons, and lightweight kinetic interceptor capabilities. Kevin is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with a BS degree in aeronautical engineering.
Kevin Robinson
Sarah Rutledge is Vice President of Global Situational Awareness for Lockheed Martin’s National Security Space line of business. In this role, Sarah is responsible for integrating cross-cutting capabilities, optimizing products and delivering mission solutions to a broad customer base. This integrated approach shifts the focus from building individual systems to delivering coherent, end-to-end warfighting capabilities.
Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Sarah spent 21 years at Northrop Grumman, culminating in her role as the leader of Advanced Development Programs for the Aerospace Sector. During her two-decade tenure, she held various senior leadership positions, where she drove the creation and implementation of advanced technology for complex air and space systems.
In these roles, she led major restricted captures resulting in new franchise programs and expanded product lines, oversaw a portfolio of advanced development space programs for the Department of Defense and Intelligence customers as they transitioned to new architectures, and executed several technology development initiatives, including the demonstration of the first high-powered laser weapon system onboard a U.S. Navy test ship.
Beyond her programmatic leadership, Sarah is passionate about developing the next generation of technical talent, viewing it as a core national security imperative. Throughout her career, she has developed and led multiple mentoring initiatives and counts championing the next generation of aerospace leadership among her proudest accomplishments.
Sarah serves on the board of directors at Zeta Associates, a wholly owned subsidiary that specializes in software, communication, and ground systems for intelligence and defense missions. She also serves on the corporate advisory board at the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering.
Sarah holds a master’s degree in manufacturing engineering from Stanford University and bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and classics from Williams College. Outside of work, she and her husband are busy raising their own next generation of engineers - their five wonderful children.
Sarah Rutledge
Jackie Schmoll is sector vice president, Business Development, for Northrop Grumman Space Systems, a space and launch systems provider serving national security, civil and commercial customers.
In this role, Schmoll is responsible for the development and capture of new business, execution of the
sector growth strategy and thought leadership to shape market trends.
Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Schmoll was vice president for Requirements and Capabilities for the Space & C2 Systems strategic business unit at Raytheon. She was responsible for developing and executing growth strategies across the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Communities,
international and civilian space, and command and control markets.
Previously, Schmoll was executive director and general manager for the Responsive Space business unit at L3Harris in the Space Systems sector within the Space and Airborne Systems segment. Prior to that, she held the role of executive director of Strategy and Business Development for Space Systems, directly supporting the president of Space Systems.
Before joining L3Harris, Schmoll was senior manager of business development and capture management for Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training. She was responsible for winning new business accounts with strategic customers in the U.S. Department of Defense and International community. Prior to that role, she worked for A.I. Solutions, Inc. as a mission analyst where she performed flight dynamics
and orbital analysis for NASA and United States Air Force spacecraft missions.
Schmoll earned her master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Maryland. She is a member of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Schmoll successfully completed a L3Harris leadership development program from Wharton School of
the University of Pennsylvania in 2018, and was recognized for the Spacecoast Business 40 Under 40 Award in 2019.
Northrop Grumman is a technology company, focused on global security and human discovery. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with capabilities they need to connect, advance, and protect the
U.S. and its allies. Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest problems, our 95,000 employees define possible every day
Jackie Schmoll
Katie Schroth is the vice president of the Air and Space Forces Center, within MITREs National Security (MNS) Sector. MNS develops solutions for Department of Defense agencies, the Intelligence Community, and the Department of Justice. In this role, Schroth sets strategy and priorities to ensure MITRE delivers technical capabilities and Air Force mission objectives. These include critical needs in space warfighting, air operations, nuclear enterprise modernization, cyber operations, and joint lethality in contested environments.
Schroth is the former managing director for MITRE’s Army portfolio, leading more than 200 staff serving more than 50 sponsors. Previously, she was chief engineer of MITRE’s Joint and Services Center. Both support the National Security Engineering Center (NSEC), the federally funded R&D center that MITRE operates on behalf of the Department of Defense.
A specialist in communication and networking systems, Schroth has more than 20 years of experience in system of systems integration and systems acquisitions in nuclear command, control, and communications and tactical domains at MITRE. She also served as managing director of the Air and Space Forces Center Nuclear Enterprise division, and as Air Force Nuclear Enterprise portfolio director, leading teams to create cross-cutting modernization prototypes delivered to sponsors.
Schroth holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Merrimack College and a master’s in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Katie Schroth
With two decades of success managing U.S. and international teams and working with Fortune 100 clients, Leo is equally adept at leading military and defense technology commercialization opportunities and has extensive expertise in all aspects of content production, including immersive VFX, interactive XR/VR/AR, and AI/machine learning product development, with an emphasis on government contracting and business development.
