Alden V. Munson, Jr.
Senior Fellow, Member Board of Regents Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Mr. Munson is a Senior Fellow and Member, Board of Regents at Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. He is an advisor to the US intelligence and defense agencies and to industry, and is a member of the Board of SMA, a competition management and consulting company. He is an active member of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) and the US GEOINT Foundation (USGIF). He served on the Defense Science Board and contributed to studies in cloud computing, cyber resiliency, electronic warfare, space resiliency and long-range strike, among others, and has participated in Air Force Studies Board activities on digitization of the Air Force. He was the Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Acquisition and Technology from May 2007 until July 2009. Previously he was a consultant in defense, space, and intelligence and was associated with the investment banking firm Windsor Group. He was Senior Vice President and Group Executive of the Litton Information Systems Group, leading information technology, command and control, and intelligence businesses for defense, intelligence, civil, commercial, and international customers. Mr. Munson was Vice President at TRW, in the System Integration Group, the Space and Electronics Group, and the Information Systems Group (the former TRW Credit Business). In these assignments, he led numerous space, intelligence, and information technology organizations and activities. He began his career at the Aerospace Corporation, where he provided system engineering support to many space and intelligence programs. Mr. Munson received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from San Jose State University and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. The National Reconnaissance Office named Mr. Munson as a Pioneer of National Reconnaissance, and received the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal in 2009.