Marion Blakey

Marion C. Blakey is president and chief executive officer of the Aerospace Industries Association. AIA represents the nation’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of civil, military, and business aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, space systems, aircraft engines, missiles, materiel and related components, equipment services and information technology. Ms. Blakey became the eighth full-time chief executive of the association in 2007. Before that, she served a five-year term as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Prior to being named FAA Administrator, Blakey served as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Blakey served as administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and held key positions at the Department of Commerce, the Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the White House, and the Department of Transportation.

Ruth David

Dr. David is president and CEO of Analytic Services Inc. Prior to ANSER, she was Deputy Director for Science and Technology at the Central Intelligence Agency and was

awarded the CIA’s Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the CIA Director’s Award, the Director of NSA Distinguished Service Medal, the NRO’s Award for Distinguished Service, and the Defense Intelligence Director’s Award. Dr. David is a senior fellow of the Defense Science Board, a member of the Department of Homeland Security Advisory Council, the National Security Agency Advisory Board, the Corporation for the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., and the Hertz Foundation Board. She was elected into the National Academy of Engineering in 2002 and currently serves as a councilor of the NAE, chairs the National Research Council (NRC) Board on Global Science and Technology, chairs the NRC Standing Committee on Technology Insight–Gauge, Evaluate, and Review (TIGER), and is a member of the Standing Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP).

Alfred Grasso

Mr. Alfred Grasso is president and chief executive officer of The MITRE Corporation. He is responsible for developing and leading the corporation's overall strategic and business operations and cultivating key sponsor and customer partnerships. Mr. Grasso is also a member of MITRE's Board of Trustees. Mr. Grasso is a member of the Defense Science Board, vice chair of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) International Board of Directors. He is a special advisor to the STRATCOM CYBER Strategic Advisory Group. Mr. Grasso is the president of the Board of Directors of the National GEM Consortium, a nonprofit that works to promote the participation of under-represented groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers.

Michael Griffin

Dr. Griffin is one of the world's leading aerospace engineers and the 11th NASA Administrator. Dr. Griffin served as chief engineer and as associate administrator for exploration at NASA, and as deputy for technology at the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization. He is the lead author of more than two dozen technical papers, as well as the textbook, "Space Vehicle Design." A registered professional engineer in Maryland and California, Griffin is an honorary fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), a fellow of the American Astronautical Society, and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engi- neers. He is a  recipient of the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, the AIAA Space Systems Medal, and the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal—the highest award given to a non-government employee.

John G. Grimes

Mr.Grimes served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration / Department of Defense Chief Information Officer from 2005 until 2009.

Prior to that, he served on the White House National Security Council Staff as Director for National Security Telecommunications Policy; Director of Defense Command, Control and Communications Programs; and Senior Director White House Situation Support Staff. Mr. Grimes has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Defense-wide Command, Control and Communications and was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counterintelligence and Security Countermeasures. He is the recipient of the AIAA Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Award, the 2010 AFCEA SARNOFF Award, and two U.S. Presidential Rank awards.

The Hon. Michael Wynne

Mr. Wynne currently serves as a senior advisor to the President of The Stevens Institute, and the Chair of the Advisory Board for the Systems Engineering Research Center. He was the 21st Secretary of the Air Force, and before that the Undersecretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics in the office of the Secretary of Defense, both spanning 2001 to 2008. He served in the Air Force for seven years, finishing as assistant professor of Astronautics at the Air Force Academy. He spent three years with Lockheed Martin Corp as the general manager for Space Launch, and 23 years with General Dynam- ics working in aircraft, armored vehicles, and the space division. He retired as senior vice president from General Dynamics.