Charles Clancy

Charles Clancy's work experience includes serving as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of MITRE Labs, where they were responsible for leading a team of over 4,200 scientists, engineers, and technologists in driving disruptive innovation to tackle national and global-scale problems. Charles also served as the Vice President for Intelligence Programs at MITRE, focusing on connecting the intelligence mission to the work of other agencies through shared technology challenges.

Clancy also co-founded and served as the Chairman of the Board for SecureG, a spin-off company from MITRE that focused on security for IoT and 5G. Charles acted as the CEO for the first six months.

Prior to their roles at MITRE, Clancy worked at Virginia Tech as the Bradley Distinguished Professor of Cybersecurity and the Executive Director of the Hume Center for National Security and Technology. Charles was instrumental in bootstrapping the center's external funding and overseeing all aspects of program development and operations. Charles also served as the Interim Executive Director of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative.

Before working at Virginia Tech, Clancy co-founded and consulted for HawkEye 360, a company focused on radio frequency data analytics. Charles also co-founded and consulted for Federated Wireless, a company specializing in shared spectrum systems.

Clancy began their career at the National Security Agency, where they led R&D programs focused on wireless communications at the Laboratory for Telecommunications Sciences. Charles funded universities, national labs, and startups to drive innovation in software-defined and cognitive radio systems.

Overall, Clancy has extensive experience in driving innovation, leading teams, and building partnerships in the fields of cybersecurity, intelligence programs, IoT security, and wireless communications.

Charles Clancy started their education at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1998, where they obtained their Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering in 2001. Charles then pursued further studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign from 2001 to 2003, earning a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Subsequently, they attended the University of Maryland from 2003 to 2006, where they completed their PhD in Computer Science.