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General Gregory Martin (U.S. Air Force, Retired) is currently a consultant at GS Martin Consulting, Inc. General Martin retired from Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio as Commander on September 1, 2005. He oversaw the research, development, test and evaluation, and provided acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in geography from the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) in 1970 and a Master of Science degree in business management from Central Michigan University in 1977. He entered the Air Force in June 1970 with a commission from the USAFA. In addition to flying 161 combat missions in Southeast Asia, he commanded the 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron, the 479th Tactical Training Wing, and the 33rd and 1st fighter wings. He also served as Vice Director of the Joint Staff's Force Structure and Resources Directorate, Director of Operational Requirements for the U.S. Air Force, and Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. Before assuming his last position, General Martin served as the Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Allied Air Forces Northern Europe. General Martin is a command pilot with more than 4,600 flying hours in various aircraft, including the F-4, F-15, C-20 and C-21.

Dr. Pamela A. Drew is currently Senior Vice President, Enterprise Services, TASC, Inc. Dr. Drew was previously Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Initiatives, Mission Systems Sector for Northrop Grumman. Before that, Pam was Vice President and General Manager for Boeing’s Integrated Defense & Security Solutions business. Prior to that she was vice president and general manager of Boeing’s Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C3ISR) Solutions organization, which provided end-to-end solutions that enhanced, net-enabled and integrated existing and future C3ISR systems. Drew also spent several years in various positions in Boeing’s Phantom Works organization. Prior to her years at Boeing, Drew was a Department of Computer Science and Engineering assistant professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and was a founding faculty member within the department. Drew has also worked at the University of Colorado as a member of the technical staff with U.S. West Advanced Technologies leading database and software engineering research projects. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science, a Master of Science degree in computer science, and a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in computer science from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Lieutenant General Brian A. Arnold (U.S. Air Force Retired) is Vice President of Space Strategy for Raytheon Company’s Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) business. In this role, he determines evolving customer needs in the defense, intelligence and civil arenas, and develops strategies to meet them with space qualified solutions. He also leads planning efforts for expanding core SAS space markets and technologies. Before assuming his current position, Arnold served as Vice President and General Manager of Space Systems within Raytheon SAS. A retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General (Lt. Gen.), he has 35 years of experience in leading space superiority programs and exceptional space market knowledge and expertise. Prior to joining Raytheon in 2005, Lt. Gen. Arnold served as Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, the nation’s center of excellence for military space acquisition. There, he managed the research, design, development, acquisition and sustainment of space launch and command and control systems, missile systems and satellite systems. Arnold was commissioned through Officer Training School at Lackland AFB, Texas, in 1971 and spent the majority of his Air Force career in operations as a pilot in FB-111 and B-52 aircraft; he has served as a commander at the flight, squadron, wing, and sub-unified level of command. As Director of Space and Nuclear Deterrence for the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, he was responsible for space and missile systems. Lt. Gen. Arnold received a bachelor’s degree in education from California State University, Hayward, and master’s degree in administrative education from Pepperdine University, Los Angeles. Lt. Gen. Arnold as chosen as a member of the AFSB for his knowledge of defense technology and system research and development.

The Honorable Claude Bolton (U.S. Air Force, Retired) is President and CEO of Claude Bolton & Associates, LLC. He also holds the position of Executive-in-Residence for the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). Bolton’s primary focus is assisting the DAU President achieve the Congressional direction to recruit, retain, train and educate the United States Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition workforce. In addition, Bolton is an independent management consultant specializing in DOD program management providing his expertise to DOD organizations and the defense industry. A veteran of more than 30 years of active military service, Mr. Bolton retired as a Major General in the United States Air Force (USAF) following a highly decorated career and has expertise in the business of acquisition, logistics and technology. Bolton’s duties and experiences include being a fighter pilot, combat pilot and test pilot; serving as a program manager on three CAT-ID programs; Commandant of Defense Systems Management College; Air Force Materiel Command Inspector General; Program Executive Officer for all Air Force (AF) fighters and bombers; and AF Security Assistance Center Commander. Forty-eight hours after retiring from the AF in the rank of Major General, he became the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASAALT) and served in that position for a historic six years. During his tenure, Bolton led the execution of the Army’s acquisition function and acquisition management system and providing oversight for the life cycle management and sustainment of Army weapons systems and equipment, from research and development through test, evaluation, acquisition, logistics, fielding, and disposition. Major General Bolton also lead successful the Iraq reconstruction effort before retiring in January 2008 and assuming his current position at DAU. Bolton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Nebraska; a Master of Science degree in Management from Troy State University; a Master of Science degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College; an honorary Doctor of Science degrees from Cranfield University of England and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Major General Bolton was chosen as a member of the AFSB for his knowledge of acquisition and management, pre-acquisition activities and rapid acquisition.

Dr. Steven Brueck is the Director of the Center for High Technology Materials (CHTM) and is a distinguished professor of electrical and computer engineering, physics and astronomy at the University of New Mexico. As CHTM director, he manages research and education at the boundaries of two disciplines. The first, optoelectronics, unites optics and electronics and is found in CHTM’s emphasis on semiconductor laser sources, optical modulators, detectors, and optical fibers. The second, microelectronics, applies semiconductor technology to the fabrication of electronic and optoelectronic devices for information and control applications. Examples of these unifying themes at work are Si–based optoelectronics and optoelectronics for Si manufacturing sensors. He is also a former research staff member of MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He is a member of the American Physical Society, the Materials Research Society, and a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Optical Society of America, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Brueck just completed two terms as a member of the National Research Council’s (NRC) Technology Insight-Gauge, Evaluate, and Review (TIGER) Standing Committee and was a member of the NRC’s Committee on Developments in Detector Technologies, Committee on Nanophotonics Accessibility and Applicability and Committee on Emerging Micro- and Nanotechnologies. Dr. Brueck was chosen as a member of the AFSB for his knowledge of materials science, nano-scale engineering, optics/photonics, and physics.

Dr. Thomas J. Burns co-founded and serves as CEO and Chairman of SET Corporation, a research and development (R&D) company specializing in the development and commercialization of “smart sensing” technologies. Prior to founding SET, he co-founded and served as COO of ObjectVideo Inc., a venture-backed leader in smart video solutions for commercial and military security applications. Dr. Burns joined ObjectVideo from DARPA, where he pioneered the development of model-based signal and image exploitation technologies, building on his experiences directing Computer Vision research as a United Stated Air Force Officer at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). While assigned to AFRL, he led the organization's premiere Automatic Target Recognition program, receiving AFRL’s prestigious Peter R. Murray Program Manager of the Year award. Dr. Burns is co-inventor of patents on video and radar technology, and has published numerous refereed papers in areas as diverse as electro-optics and wavelet mathematics. He holds a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in electrical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. Dr. Burns was chosen as a member of the AFSB for his knowledge of science, technology research and development, mathematics, signal processing, and video analytics.

Mr. Frank Cappuccio is currently President and CEO of Cappuccio & Associates LLC. He recently retired from Lockheed Martin Corporation as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the famed "SkunkWorks," tasked with the pursuit, capture and selective execution of new business for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. Prior to that, Mr. Cappuccio was the Lockheed Martin Corporate Vice President of the Joint Strike Fighter Program. He also served as Vice President for Programs and Technology for the company’s Aeronautics Sector in Bethesda, Maryland. Mr. Cappuccio holds a Master of Business Administration from Adelphi University; a Masters of Science in mechanical engineering from Columbia University; and a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from City College of New York. He has thirty years of comprehensive and diverse management and engineering experience in acquisition, development and deployment of "hi-tech" products ranging from navigational computers, missiles and tactical fighters. Mr. Cappuccio was chosen as a member of the AFSB for his knowledge of weapons system development and program management

Dr. John Farr is Professor of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management and Associate Dean for Academics in the School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens Institute of Technology (SIT). He was the founding Director of the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management at SIT from 2000 to 2007. Before coming to SIT in 2000, he was a Professor of Engineering Management at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he was the first civilian professor in engineering and Director of their Engineering Management Program. Prior to serving at West Point, he was the Team Leader of the Combat Engineering and Simulation Group at the U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station. Dr. Farr is a former past president and Fellow of American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and a member of the Army Science Board and Air Force Studies Board of the National Academies. His is a former editor of the Journal of Management in Engineering and the founder of the Engineering Management Practice Periodical. He has authored over 100 technical publications including three textbooks.

Dr. Donald C. Fraser (NAE) currently retired from Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, has broad research management experience and is the founder and retired director of the Boston University Photonics Center. Dr. Fraser has had a distinguished career managing the development of high technology enterprises, both in the private and public sectors. He received his B.S. and M.S. in aeronautics and astronautics and his Sc.D. in instrumentation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Fraser joined MIT’s Instrumentation Laboratory (which became the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory in 1973) as a member of the technical staff; later he served as the director of the Control and Flight Dynamics Division; vice president of technical operations; and executive vice president. From 1990 to 1991, Dr. Fraser was deputy director of operational testing and evaluation for command, control, communications, and intelligence at the U.S. Department of Defense. He was the appointed principal deputy under secretary of defense (acquisition) from 1991 to 1993. From 1994 to 2006, Dr. Fraser was the director of the Boston University Photonics Center and a professor of engineering and physics. His honors include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal. Dr. Fraser has served on the NASA Advisory Council, was a former member of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, and has served as chair of several National Research Council (NRC) study groups, as well as being a member of many other NRC study groups. Dr. Fraser was chosen as a member of the AFSB for his knowledge of aeronautics, acquisition, procurement, program management, communications, intelligence and surveillance.

Mr. Michael J. Gianelli retired from The Boeing Company in September 2006 where he served as Vice President, Navigation and Communications Systems, Space & Intelligence Systems. He was responsible for customer satisfaction, program execution, business development, and business results for selected DoD and intelligence community space programs. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Gianelli was Vice President, DoD Civil Program in the Boeing Satellite Systems where he led several DoD and NASA programs including MILSTAR, UFO, TDRS, GOES, and WGS. He served as Vice President, Government Operations for Hughes Space and Communications Company before the company acquired Boeing in early 2000. Mr. Gianelli previously served as Assistant Division Manager for the Space Vehicles Electronics Division of Hughes Space and Communications Company. Mr. Gianelli holds a Master fo Business Administration from Pepperdine University; Master of Science and ENG in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California; and a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from University of Notre Dame.

Dr. Leslie Greengard (NAS/NAE) is Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science and Director of the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. Dr. Greengard began his academic career at Yale, where he received both a M.D. and a Ph.D. in Computer Science. After two years as a research scientist there, he joined the faculty of the mathematics department at the Courant Institute in 1989. Dr. Greengard's research is largely concerned with the development of fast and adaptive algorithms for computational problems in biology, chemistry, materials science, medicine, and physics. He is best-known for having developed the fast multipole method (FMM) during the 1980s with V. Rokhlin, which is now widely used in electromagnetics, astrophysics, molecular simulations, and fluid dynamics. He currently works on protein design, the analysis of "metamaterials," diffusion in complex geometry, and reconstruction methods for magnetic resonance imaging. Dr. Greengard has been an NSF Presidential Young Investigator and a Packard Foundation Fellow. He received the Leroy P. Steele Prize from the American Mathematical Society in 2001 and the Sokol Faculty Award in the Sciences from NYU in 2004. In 2006, he was elected to both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Greengard was chosen as a member of the AFSB for his knowledge of computer science and engineering.

Dr. Daniel E. Hastings is Dean for Undergraduate Education and a Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dean Hastings, who earned degrees of Doctor of Philosophy and a Master of Science from MIT in Aeronautics and Astronautics in 1980 and 1978 respectively, received a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Oxford University in England in 1976. He joined the MIT faculty as an assistant professor in 1985, advancing to associate professor in 1988 and full professor in 1993. As Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems, Dean Hastings has taught courses and seminars in plasma physics, rocket propulsion, advanced space power and propulsion systems, aerospace policy, technology and policy, and space systems engineering. Dean Hastings served as chief scientist to the U.S. Air Force from 1997 to 1999. In that role, he served as chief scientific adviser to the chief of staff and the secretary and provided assessments on a wide range of scientific and technical issues affecting the Air Force mission. He led several influential studies on where the Air Force should invest in space, global energy projection, and options for a science and technology workforce for the 21st century. Dr. Hastings was chosen as a member of the AFSB for his knowledge of systems engineering and space.

Dr. Paul G. Kaminski (NAE) is Chairman and CEO of Technovation Inc., a consulting company dedicated to fostering innovation and the development and application of advanced technology. He is a former Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition & Technology) and was responsible for all Department of Defense (DOD) research, development, and acquisition programs. His memberships include the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Technical Advisory Board, the Defense Science Board (Chairman), the President's intelligence Advisory Board, the FBI Director’s Advisory Board, and the Atlantic Council. He is a fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics. He has authored numerous publications dealing with inertial and terminal guidance system performance, simulation techniques, and Kalman filtering and numerical techniques applied to estimation problems. Dr. Kaminski received a Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University; a Master of Science degree in aeronautics and astronautics, as well as in electrical engineering from MIT, and a Bachelor of Science degree from the Air Force Academy. He received the National Medal of Technology in 2006. Dr. Kaminski was chosen as a member of the AFSB for his knowledge of acquisition program management, systems engineering, aerospace electronic systems, and systems analysis.

Major General Robert H. Latiff (U.S. Air Force Retired) is currently a private consultant. He is also Research Professor and Director of the Intelligence and Security Research Center, George Mason University. Most recently, Dr. Latiff was Vice President and Chief Technology Officer in the Space and Geospatial Intelligence Business of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). He is Chairman of the National Materials and Manufacturing Board of the National Academies and serves on the Intelligence Committee of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). General Latiff’s last active duty assignment was at the National Reconnaissance Office where he was Deputy Director for Systems Engineering. Prior to that, General Latiff was Director, Advanced Systems and Technology at the NRO. He has served as Vice Commander, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air force Base, MA and in a previous assignment at Hanscom AFB he was the program director for the E-8C, Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS). General Latiff also commanded the Joint Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. General Latiff received his commission from the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Notre Dame. He entered active service in the Army and later transferred to the Air Force. General Latiff has served on the staffs of Headquarters U.S. Air Force and the Secretary of the Air Force. He received his Ph.D. and his M.S. in materials science from the University of Notre Dame and his B.S. in Physics from the University of Notre Dame. He is also a graduate of the National Security Fellows Program at Harvard’s JFK School of Government and he is currently enrolled at Georgetown University, pursuing a master’s degree in the humanities. General Latiff is a recipient of the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal and the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal. Gen Latiff was chosen as a member of the AFSB for his knowledge of materials science, materials supply chain, systems engineering, advanced systems technology and aerospace.

Dr. Nancy G. Leveson (NAE) is a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She earned a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in computer science, a Master of Science degree in operations research, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1980, 1967, and 1965, respectively. Her research has been focused in the area of system safety—hazard analysis, requirements analysis, system design techniques and analysis, and code analysis. In general, her research has been in the area of systems engineering and software engineering of embedded software and critical systems where errors or failures can lead to significant losses. Recently, she has been concentrating on human-computer interaction and the design of automation to reduce mode confusion and enhance human situation awareness in systems where computers and humans need to cooperate to control a critical process or humans are providing oversight of automated controllers. While much of her work is focused on aerospace systems, she also conducts research in the areas of medical devices, transportation systems, and nuclear energy. Dr. Leveson was chosen as a member of the AFSB for her knowledge of research and development and systems engineering.

General Lester L. Lyles (NAE) (U.S. Air Force, Retired) currently an independent consultant. He retired as Commander of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. General Lyles entered the Air Force in 1968 as a distinguished graduate of the Air Force ROTC program. He has served in various assignments, including Program Element Monitor of the Short-Range Attack Missile at Headquarters U.S. Air Force (USAF/HQ); Special Assistant and Aide-De-Camp to the Commander of Air Force Systems Command (AFSC); Avionics Division Chief in the F-16 Systems Program Office; Director of Tactical Aircraft Systems at AFSC headquarters; and Director of the Medium-Launch Vehicles Program and Space-Launch Systems offices. General Lyles became AFSC headquarters' Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Requirements in 1989, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Requirements in 1990. In 1992, he became Vice Commander of Ogden Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah. He served as Commander of the center until 1994, then was assigned to command the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles AFB, California until 1996. General Lyles became the Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization in 1996. In May 1999, he was assigned as Vice Chief of Staff at USAF/HQ. General Lyles received a BSME from Howard University, and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical and Nuclear engineering from New Mexico State University.

Mr. Matt L. Mleziva is currently the President of Wildwood Strategic Concepts, a strategic management company in Westwood, Massachusetts. Mr. Mleziva has led joint OSD teams that developed recommendations projected to save millions annually. He guided Air Force Networked Tactical Communications efforts into a single Joint Program with the Navy. Mr. Mleziva has a proven track record of achieving cost, schedule and performance goals across organizations covering a wide range of information system technologies for a diverse customer base. He acquired space, air, and electronic systems for DoD, the US government, and foreign nations. Mr. Mleziva has demonstrated capability to utilize emerging information technology and promote commonality/interoperability in combat systems. He developed ultra streamlined acquisition strategy in response to urgent Air Force operational needs; Mr. Mleziva is the recipient of several awards, including the Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award and the Air Force Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award. He holds a post master’s degree in Electrical Engineering; a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering; and a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dr. C. Kumar Patel (NAS / NAE) is CEO and Chairman of the Board of is CEO and Chairman of the Board of Pranalytica, Inc. He is also a professor of physics, chemistry, and electrical engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He served as Vice Chancellor for Research at UCLA from 1993-1999. Prior to joining UCLA in March 1993, he was the Executive Director of the Research, Materials Science, Engineering and Academic Affairs Division at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey. He joined Bell Laboratories in 1961 where he began his career by carrying out research in the field of gas lasers, which led to his invention of the carbon dioxide lever in 1964. Dr. Patel has a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunications from the College of Engineering in Poona, India, and received his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1959 and 1961 respectively. In 1988, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and is a member of NAS and NAE. In 1996, Dr. Patel was awarded the National Medal of Science by the President of the United States of America. Dr. Patel was chosen as a member of the AFSB for his knowledge of physics, chemistry and electronics engineering.

Major General Gerald F. Perryman, Jr. (U.S. Air Force, Retired) is currently an independent consultant. Upon concluding military service in 2002 General Perryman joined Raytheon Company as Vice President and lead executive for the company’s Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Strategic Business Area in McKinney, Texas. There he developed strategies for ISR growth using capabilities from across that diverse, global company, helping Raytheon to provide integrated mission systems for its many customers. From 2006 to 2011, Perryman was Director of Strategic Pursuits for Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems in Garland, Texas where he created and lead teams for competitive capture of key command and control, space operations and ISR opportunities. Prior to his Raytheon work, General Perryman was Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff , Warfighting Integration, Headquarters Air Force, providing guidance and direction for transforming the United States Air Force (USAF) warfighting capability by integrating command and control, communications and computer networks, and ISR systems. Perryman previously led the USAF’s Aerospace Command and Control and ISR Center at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. Perryman had served as Commander of the 14^th Air Force, which encompasses all USAF space operations forces globally. General Perryman received a Bachelor of Science degree in science from Texas A&M University and a Master of Science degree in business administration from the University of North Dakota.

Dr. Gene Ray is currently working as a consultant at GMT Ventures in La Jolla, CA. Dr. Ray was previously the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Titan Corporation. Prior to launching Titan, he was Executive Vice President, General Manager and a Director of Science Applications International Corporation, Inc. for 11 years. Dr. Ray served for two years as Chief, Strategic Division, U.S. Air Force (AFGOAS). He has held the position of Senior Appointee (Public Law 313) on the staff of the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, where he led a team of military and civilian analysts and scientists. Earlier in his career, he was with the Aerospace Corporation where he contributed to weapon system analysis programs and specialized in the area of nuclear survivability. Dr. Ray received Bachelor of Science degrees in mathematics, physics and chemistry from Murray State University; a Master of Science in physics and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in theoretical physics from the University of Tennessee.

Lieutenant General Richard V. Reynolds (U.S. Air Force, Retired), is owner and principal of The VanFleet Group, LLC, an aerospace consulting company. He also serves as an independent director for Apogee Enterprises, Inc.; Barco Federal Systems, LLC; Allison Transmission, Inc.; the GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team, LLC; and EWA-GSI. Additionally he is an adviser to the U.S. Air Force Heritage Program board of directors, president of the Air Force Museum Foundation, a trustee of the United States Air and Trade Show and Flight Test Historical Foundation, and secretary of Air Camp, Inc., and he serves on a number of other boards and committees in the local Dayton, Ohio, region. Prior to his retirement in 2005, General Reynolds was Vice Commander for Air Force Materiel Command, responsible for technological superiority, acquisition support, and testing, and sustainment of Air Force ground and airborne systems. He has commanded the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California. He has also served as Program Executive Officer for Airlift and Trainers in the Pentagon. General Reynolds is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, Class 79B, and has more than 25 years of experience in the research, development, testing, and evaluation of aeronautical systems. He was program director for several major weapon system acquisitions, including the B-2 Spirit. His logbook shows more than 4,000 flying hours in 67 different military and civil aircraft. Graduating in 1971 from the U.S. Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, General Reynolds holds a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from California State University and a Master of Arts degree in national security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He is a Fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. Gen Reynolds was chosen as a member of the AFSB for his knowledge of aeronautics, acquisition/procurement, program management and systems engineering.

Dr. Joseph Daniel Stewart serves as the Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Tennessee (UT). In this role, he supports the Executive Vice President in overseeing research & development activities at its five campuses across the state, as well as research and development activities with strategic partners such as the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which UT jointly manages with Battelle. He also serves as an adjunct professor with the UT College of Business Administration. Prior to joining UT, Dr. Stewart served as the Executive Director of the Air Force Material Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In this role, he advised the commander in managing the research, development, acquisition, test and logistics support of Air Force weapon systems. Organizationally, the command consisted of 11 geographically separated product, logistics, test and specialized centers, as well as laboratory and support facilities, with an annual budget of approximately $40B. The assigned work force of 80,000 military and civilian personnel included a diverse mix of scientific, engineering, managerial, administrative and technical occupations, as well as highly skilled trades and maintenance workers. Dr. Stewart entered federal service in 1974 as a technology manager with the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Prior to that he served with The Aerospace Corporation, providing systems engineering support to the Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Organization. He transferred to Eglin AFB, Florida, in 1981, where he held various mid-level to senior management positions involving development planning, acquisition, and test and evaluation. Prior to becoming the first Executive Director for the Air Force Material Command, he served as the Executive Director for the Air Armament Center with responsibility for the development, test, acquisition and sustainment of air-delivered weapon systems, as well as base operating support for two of the Air Force’s largest complexes, Eglin AFB in Florida and Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. He is a Stanford University Sloan Fellow and served details in Washington, D. C. supporting the Congressionally-mandated 1995 and 2005 Base Realignment and Closure activities. Dr. Stewart holds a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology; he was a Sloan Fellow and holds a master’s degree in management science from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.

Ms. Rebecca Winston, Esq., JD is President of Winston Stategic Managment Consultants. She is a former Chair of the board of the Project Management Institute (PMI). An experienced expert on the subject of project management (PM) in the fields of research & development, energy, environmental restoration, and national security, she is well known throughout the United States and globally as a leader in the PM professional world. Rebecca has over 25 years of experience in program and program management, primarily on programs funded by the US government. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska’s College of Law, Juris Doctorate (1980), in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Education from Nebraska Wesleyan University. She is a licensed attorney in the state of Nebraska, USA. Active in PMI since 1993, Rebecca Winston helped pioneer PMI's Specific Interest Groups (SIGs) in the nineties, including the Project Earth and Government SIGs, and was a founder and first co-chair of the Women in Project Management SIG. She served two terms on the PMI board of directors as director at large, Secretary Treasurer, Vice Chair (for two years), and Chair (2002). She was elected a PMI Fellow in 2005. She is also a member of the American Bar Association and the Association of Female Executives in the United States. Ms. Winston currently serves as a consultant to organizations such as the National Nuclear Security Administration (USA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on topics ranging from Program and Project Management to project reviews, risk management and vulnerability assessments. She is Chair of the US Technical Advisory Group for ISO TC258 & PC 236 for project, program and project portfolio standards. She has extensive recent PM experience in the areas of national defense and security, and has worked closely with local, regional and national officials, including Congress and the Pentagon. Ms. Winston was chosen as a member of the AFSB for her knowledge of acquisition/procurement and program management.

NAE = National Academy of Engineering
NAS = National Academy of Sciences