Robert Cardillo.

In order to continue to support national security in general and the intelligence profession in particular, I founded The Cardillo Group LLC in May 2019.

Until February 2019, I was the sixth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). In that position, I led NGA under the authorities of the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence to embrace and leverage the growing commercial capabilities in the geospatial industry.

Prior to that assignment, I served as the first Deputy Director for Intelligence Integration, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, from 2010 to 2014. That senior position included managing, editing and delivering the President’s Daily Brief (over 1400 editions), being a member of the Deputies Committee on the National Security Council, overseeing the National Intelligence Council and the National Intelligence Managers.

I served as the Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the Deputy Director for Analysis, DIA, from 2006 to 2010.

In the summer of 2009, I served as the Acting J2, a first for a civilian, in support of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Before I moved to DIA, I led Analysis and Production as well as Source Operations and Management at NGA from 2002 to 2006.

I earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Cornell University in 1983 and a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from Georgetown University in 1988. In 2019, I received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Saint Louis University.

I have been awarded the Presidential Rank of Distinguished Executive, the Presidential Rank of Meritorious Executive, the Director of National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the Secretary of Defense Distinguished Service Medal and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award.

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