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Governing Committee
What the Committee Does:
The Governing Committee is responsible for researching and recommending areas of strategic opportunity for Foundation operations to the Board of Directors, staff, Members, and volunteers; recommending strategies to best utilize resources in support of Foundation programs; supporting Foundation symposia and outreach, and sponsorship programs with management and operational resources; and helping to recruit other Corporate Partners to the Foundation.
Governing Committee Members
GSOF CEO/President – Stu Bradin, Chairman
GSOF COO – Meaghan Keeler Vice Chair
Corporate Partner Designated Representatives:
Founding – John Towey, CACI
Founding – Jim Tully, General Dynamics Information Technology
Founding – Alex Dunmire, Vantor
Founding – Jay Santiago, World Wide Technology
Strategic – Michael Campbell, SMX
Sustaining – Michael Hudson, Schneider Electric Federal
Patron – Craig Archer, Parsons Corporation
Small Business – Jake Waddell, Second Front Systems
Non-Profit – Chloe Friberg, Norwegian-American Defense Industry Council
GSOF Lead – Joe Fitterer
Outreach Committee
What the Committee Does:
The Outreach Committee’s overarching goals are to increase awareness and educate policymakers about the important role of the Special Operations community in meeting critical national security threats and to engage GSOF membership on the important role of Congress and policymakers in supporting SOF. With core capabilities across the Congressional and policymaking spectrum in Washington, the Outreach Committee serves as the ‘eyes and ears’ of GSOF in Washington related to the special operations community.
Committee Chairman – Phil Anderson, Navigators Global
GSOF Lead – Jessica Del Po
Small Business Committee
What the Committee Does:
The Small Business Committee’s overarching goal is to assist the Small Business partners with outreach to government agencies and large prime contractors with whom Small Businesses can cooperate, collaborate, and/or partner; introductions between Small Business partners and the aforementioned companies and agencies; and facilitating events that foster business-to-business relationship building between large and Small Businesses.
Committee Chairman – Jake Waddell, Second Front Systems
GSOF Lead – Shane Smith
AI/ML Committee
What the Committee Does:
The AI/ML Committee’s overarching goal is to assist the Special Operations community in identifying current and future capability gaps and their solutions via decision-making, situational awareness, predictive maintenance, autonomous systems, cybersecurity, intelligence analysis, training/simulations, and logistics. With core capabilities across a broad range of SOF-relevant technologies and techniques, the AI/ML Committee shall engage and collaborate with government entities, Corporate Partners, and other like-minded organizations that can assist in providing these solutions.
Committee Chairman – Bill Wall, Accrete AI
GSOF Lead – Jason Garo
Aviation & ISR Committee
What the Committee Does:
The Aviation & ISR Committee’s overarching goal is to assist the Special Operations community in identifying current and future capability gaps and their solutions. Explores manned and unmanned platforms, communications, data technologies, education and training, and other means to support special operations strike, mobility, and intelligence-gathering activities, among other capabilities. With core capabilities across a broad range of SOF-relevant technologies and techniques, the Aviation & ISR Committee shall engage and collaborate with government entities, Corporate Partners, and other like-minded organizations that can assist in providing these solutions.
Committee Chairman – Mark Clark, Air Center Helicopters
GSOF Lead – Christina Powell
Maritime Committee
What the Committee Does:
The Maritime Committee’s goal is to assist the Special Operations community in identifying current and future capability gaps and their solutions. Identifies any other means to support special operations mission requirements above the water, on the water, and below the surface of the water. With core capabilities across a broad range of SOF-relevant technologies and techniques, the Maritime Committee shall engage and collaborate with government entities, Corporate Partners, and other like-minded organizations that can assist in providing these solutions.
Committee Chairman – Jim Emmert, Teledyne Brown Engineering
GSOF Lead – Dylan Nilson
SOF IT & Comms Committee
What the Committee Does:
The IT and SOF Communications Committee is responsible for guiding and advising the Foundation on matters related to communications, cybersecurity, tactical networks, software systems, IT infrastructure, and systems integration. The committee’s primary objective is to assist the Special Operations community in identifying capability gaps and recommending solutions through engagement with government entities, corporate partners, and other organizations.
Committee Chairman – Jay Santiago, World Wide Technology
GSOF Lead – Jessica Del Po