Keynote Speakers
Michael “Mike” McConnell
Mike McConnell is a Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton and former Director of National Intelligence (2007 - 2009). McConnell has an illustrious record of government service. He previously served as Director of the National Security Agency (1992 - 1996) under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. A Vietnam veteran, he served a total of 29 years in the Navy retiring in 1996 as a Vice Admiral.
Upon his retirement from the Navy, he joined Booz Allen where he attained the position of senior vice president, and departed in 2006 when asked by President George W. Bush to become the Director of National Intelligence. President Obama has asked McConnell to continue to serve by accepting a position on his President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB), the Board which advises the President on all matters related to intelligence.
During Desert Shield/Storm and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, McConnell worked as the Intelligence Officer (J2) for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense.
He holds a Master's of Public Administration from George Washington University and is a graduate of the National Defense University and the National Defense Intelligence College, and holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Furman University.
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