MissionLink Next
William “Mac” McHenry serves as a Senior Advisor to the Director and Intelligence Community Lead at the Defense Innovation Unit since August 2019, focusing on strategic initiatives for operations and engagement across the Intelligence Community, Fourth Estate, and Commercial Sector. McHenry has experience leading diverse teams and developing engagement strategies that significantly increased partnered projects. Additional roles include Senior Advisor to MissionLink Next, Member of the Board of Directors for The Alliance for Commercial Technology in Government, and Founder of Perceptive Solutions L.L.C., emphasizing the technology and government interface. Previous positions include leadership roles in various defense and intelligence capacities, such as Operational Director at the Defense Intelligence Agency and Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State. McHenry holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from The Citadel and a Master of Science in Global Leadership and Economics from the University of San Diego, along with advanced military education from USAF Air War College and Marine Corps University.
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MissionLink Next
MissionLink.Next is a non-profit trade association and exclusive network that includes decision makers, government leaders, top founders and CEOs from across the US who are using and building the most cutting-edge mission-critical capabilities. Our members are companies with capabilities that national security seeks as their key priorities: cyber, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, autonomy, microelectronics, quantum science, space, UAS/drones, 5G, virtual reality, internet of things and emerging technologies. MissionLink.Next companies are addressing the next generation of threats in national security, healthcare, financial services, ecommerce, social media, life sciences, automotive and transportation, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing and critical infrastructure. The MissionLink.Next platform delivers systemic programming that is backed by an elite advisory board comprised of the best and brightest minds from the defense and intelligence sector. Programming leverages a consortium of national security insiders and thought leaders, commercial sector customers and investors to provide elite access and enable the ultra-efficient use of time. This results in game-changing connections to develop and deliver the next generation of mission critical solutions.