About

Garrett Melich headshot with Text “GNSI Senior Non-Resident Fellow”

AT A GLANCE:
Director of Business Development, Leidos

RESEARCH AREAS:
• Cyber security and warfare
• International Cyber Policy Development

BIOGRAPHY:
Garrett Melich currently serves as a Director of Business Development for Leidos, a technology company located outside of Washington, DC. This this role, Garrett develops and implements business and engagement strategies that bring cutting edge cyber technologies to the Intelligence Community. He retired from the Central Intelligence Agency in 2022 after serving nearly 24 years in a variety of leadership roles, culminating with his position as the Deputy Director for Cyber and Digital Policy.

Melich’s career included multiple field assignments across Europe, Asia and the Middle East, serving in roles as a HUMINT intelligence officer, an OSINT manager, and a GEOINT analyst. Garrett also played a key role in the establishment of the Agency’s first new directorate in 50 years, the Directorate of Digital Innovation. The DDI brought together cyber, IT infrastructure and data management into the same organization as a means to demonstrate the increased importance these capabilities will have in the intelligence community.

CONNECT / FOLLOW:
LinkedIn: in/garrett-m-8b69866/


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