Amy S. Hamilton, Ph.D. is the Visiting Faculty Chair from the Department of Energy to the Department of Defense (DOD) National Defense University (NDU) College of Information and Cyberspace (CIC). She has served for the past three years as the Senior Advisor for National Cybersecurity Policy and Programs at the Department of Energy. She spent two years as a senior cyber security policy analyst at the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President. She served in the Michigan Army National Guard as a communications specialist and was commissioned into the US Army Officer Signal Corp, serving on Active Duty and later the US Army Reserves. She has worked at both the US European Command and the US Northern Command & North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on multiple communications and IT projects.

She became a certified Project Management Professional through the Project Management Institute in 2007 and earned her Certified Information Security Manager certification in 2011.  She presented on the “The Secret to Life from a PMP” at TEDxStuttgart in September 2016. She taught Project Management Tools at Colorado Technical University and was a facilitator for the Master’s Degree Program in Project Management for Boston University. She is an award-winning public speaker and has presented in over twenty countries on overcoming adversity, reaching your dreams, cyber security, and project management.

Amy holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Geography, from Eastern Michigan University, a Master of Science (MS) in Urban Studies from Georgia State University, Master in Computer Science (MSc) from the University of Liverpool, Master Certificate in Project Management (PM) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) from the National Defense University, and completed the US Air University, Air War College. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Regent University in their Organizational Leadership Program with a dissertation on “Unexpected Virtual Leadership: The Lived Experience of US Government IT and Cybersecurity Leaders transitioning from physical to virtual space for COVID-19.”

Amy’s motto is “A woman who is passionate about project management, public speaking, and shoes.

Kenny has a passion for Cybersecurity and anything open source. He has worked on many initiatives globally for Red Hat and is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Systems Engineering (D.Eng) from Colorado State University (CSU). He has been at Red Hat for approximately 10+ years, with 25+ years on Healthcare and Department of Defense (DoD) solutions.  The last couple of years he has focused on Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Delivery.

Gretchen Stewart is the Chief Data Scientist for Intel’s public sector working closely with Intel’s  Ecosystem of software, hardware, and partner vendors in developing solutions and programs focused  on the convergence of high-performance computing and data analytics. In her solution architecture  role, she is building data analytics/ AI/ ML practice within Intel working closely with federal and state  government, research institutions, universities, energy, and advanced manufacturing customers. She  has been working closely with customers on ethical and responsible AI, building it in and not bolting it  on. In enhancing Intel’s ecosystem with these AI solutions and programs, she works with disruptors,  start-up and mainstream software vendors to ensure governments, educational institutions and  enterprise customers advance the future of research, have competitive advantages, build smarter cities  and provided enhanced services to citizens.  

She has over 20 years’ experience in the technology sector. Her last position prior to joining Intel was  successfully leading the world-wide cross organization team as the Account General Manager for the US  Air Force, working closely with AFWA, AFRL and USAF senior leadership to ensure support of the  mission. Her extensive knowledge of and leadership experience with product life cycle development  and bringing new products to market from conception to sales delivery ensured products were  delivered on time and under budget. 

She holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Wells College and an MBA degree from Plymouth  State University, along with leadership and branding certifications from Harvard and Dartmouth. She  graduated with distinction in Harvard data analytics’ program jointly developed by Harvard Business  School, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Harvard Faculty of Arts and Science in  June 2019. 

Outside of work, Gretchen is active in mentoring young women starting their careers through Women’s  Unlimited in Boston. She is former President of the Lexington-Concord, greater Boston AFCEA chapter,  and she is representing Intel on the AFCEA International Executive Board striving to promote STEM  programs and dialogue with government, industry, and academia

Christopher Yates is a Chief Architect at Red Hat. For more than a decade, he has worked extensively within the federal public sector across the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), civilian sector, and with systems integrators. Prior to working in the public sector, Mr. Yates worked in the commercial industry as a software engineer in the financial and healthcare sectors.