About
AT A GLANCE:
Director of Business Development, Leidos
RESEARCH AREAS:
鈥� Cyber security and warfare
鈥� International Cyber Policy Development
BIOGRAPHY:
Garrett Melich currently serves as a Director of Business Development for Leidos,
a technology company located outside of Washington, DC. This this role, Garrett develops
and implements business and engagement strategies that bring cutting edge cyber technologies
to the Intelligence Community. He retired from the Central Intelligence Agency in
2022 after serving nearly 24 years in a variety of leadership roles, culminating with
his position as the Deputy Director for Cyber and Digital Policy.
Melich鈥檚 career included multiple field assignments across Europe, Asia and the Middle East, serving in roles as a HUMINT intelligence officer, an OSINT manager, and a GEOINT analyst. Garrett also played a key role in the establishment of the Agency鈥檚 first new directorate in 50 years, the Directorate of Digital Innovation. The DDI brought together cyber, IT infrastructure and data management into the same organization as a means to demonstrate the increased importance these capabilities will have in the intelligence community.
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