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Jeffrey K. Harris
Corporate Vice President and Managing Director
Situational Awareness
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Jeffrey K. Harris has contributed to US national security in both Government and Industry for 34 years where he has fostered new technologies, programs and capabilities that have contributed significantly to US national security capabilities.
In his current capacity with Lockheed Martin, where he is a corporate officer, he leads the Corporation’s efforts for Situational Awareness capabilities. He has also served as President of Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space and President of Lockheed Martin Special Programs. Also, he served as President of Space Imaging, the first company to commercially provide high-resolution satellite imagery and information products of the Earth for cost-effective solutions to today’s global business needs.
Before entering the private sector, Mr. Harris served with distinction in senior national leadership positions, including Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space; Director, National Reconnaissance Office, and Associate Executive Director of the Intelligence Community Management Staff. In all of these capacities, he provided direct support to both the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence. Mr. Harris began his career with the Central Intelligence Agency as a photo technologist at the National Photographic Interpretation Center. In 1978, he joined the CIA Office of Development and Engineering’s satellite development programs.
Mr. Harris has received numerous awards, most notably the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the CIA Distinguished Service Medal, the NRO Medal for Distinguished Service, the US GeoSpatial Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, Aviation Week Laureate Citation and the James V. Hartinger Award for military space achievement.
He currently serves on a number of Boards, including Analytic Graphics, Inc, Rochester Institute of Technology, National Defense Intelligence College Foundation, National Correlation Working Group, and Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. In addition, he is a member of the Commander STRATCOM Strategic Assessment Group, the Sandia Intelligence Advisory Panel, National Security Agency Advisory Board – Acquisition, and currently serves with the Defense Science Board.
Mr. Harris holds a bachelor’s degree in Photographic Science and Instrumentation from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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