Robert Cardillo
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| Alma mater | Cornell University, Georgetown University | |||||||||
Director of the large National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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Robert Cardillo is a Distinguished Fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology. Prior to this appointment, he was the sixth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and was sworn in October 3, 2014.[1] He was previously selected by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to serve as the first Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Integration in September 2010.[2][3] Clapper said in a statement that the position would "elevate information sharing and collaboration" between those who collect intelligence and those who analyze it.[4][5] Cardillo previously served as Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).[6] Prior to that, he served as the Deputy Director for Analysis, DIA, and Director, Analysis and Production, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).[7][8]
Intelligence career
Cardillo began his career with the DIA in 1983 as an imagery analyst. In May 2000 he was selected to the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service. Throughout his career, he has served in a variety of leadership positions within the Intelligence Community. In the summer of 2009, Cardillo served as the Acting J2, a first for a civilian, in support of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
In May 2019 Cardillo was named a Distinguished Geospatial Fellow at Saint Louis University in which he will advise on strategy for geospatial growth in St. Louis. His role includes advising the growth of GeoSLU, Saint Louis University's geospatial research, training, and innovation initiative, and advising the Cortex Innovation Community on geospatial strategy, innovation, and commercialization.
References
- ↑ http://spacenews.com/42091cardillo-takes-the-reins-as-director-of-nga/%7Ctitle=Cardillo Takes the Reins as Director of NGA - SpaceNews.com
- ↑ https://www.nga.mil/About/Leadership/Pages/Director.aspx
- ↑ https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/speeches-and-interviews/99-speeches-interviews-2012/580-geospatial-intelligence-forum-interview-with-robert-cardillo
- ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/20/intelligence.integration.post/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100919124833/http://www.dni.gov/content/20100820_clapper_statement.pdf
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110718052720/http://www.dia.mil/publicaffairs/Press/press_041910.pdf
- ↑ http://geoint2009.com/system/uploads/474/original/Cardillo_Robert.pdf?1249336308 Robert T. Cardillo, Deputy Director for Analysis
- ↑ http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3700685 Robert Cardillo, U.S. DIA's Deputy Director of Analysis
