National Advisory Council

The National Advisory Council meets regularly with the dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Its members provide advice and resources to help enhance the educational programs and opportunities available to GW Engineering students.

Barbara Fleming

Chair, GW Engineering National Advisory Council

Barbara has more than 30 years of experience in Department of Defense (DoD) information technology. She recently retired as senior cybersecurity policy advisor for the DoD Chief Information Officer, where she helped shape the Department’s future direction in cyber defense. Earlier assignments with the Defense Information Systems Agency ranged from hands-on development of combat support systems to managing the acquisition of a large portfolio of cybersecurity capabilities. Barbara has a BS in applied mathematics and an MS in computer science from GW. She has been serving on the GW Engineering National Advisory Council since 2016 and was a member of the 2018 Women in Engineering Task Force that investigated best practices at top engineering schools. In addition, Barbara was honored in 2019 with the GW Alumni Association Spirit Award for Outstanding Alumni Service.

Anirudh Kulkarni

Vice Chair, GW Engineering National Advisory Council

Anirudh Kulkarni is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of CVP, a 650-person strategic business and technology consultancy focused on healthcare, national security, and the U.S. public sector. A serial entrepreneur, Anirudh has more than thirty years of experience in business and technology consulting, strategy development, change management, and advanced technology strategy. His specialties include digital transformation, customer relationship management, operations and IT alignment strategies, organizational transformation, and operations research. His industry expertise lies in healthcare, media, and the public sector. Anirudh was previously a founder and Managing Director for Strategic Services at Answerthink (NASDAQ:HCKT), a private equity-backed Fortune 500 consulting and systems integration firm that went public in 1998. Prior to Answerthink, he led the commercial Media and Publishing consulting practice at SRA International. He was also the founder of Anthem Decision Support Systems, a software product company specializing in decision support and analytical tools for sales and marketing in the consumer products industry. In addition to the NAC, Anirudh serves on the Boards of the Professional Services Council, Food For Others, and the Northern Virginia Science Center. He is also an investor in multiple ventures and enjoys working with entrepreneurs to operationalize their vision. Anirudh received a BS in operations research and computational science (with honors), with concentrations in statistics and economics, and an MS in operations research and management science, both from The George Washington University.

Current NAC Members

W. Scott Amey, MS ’75; Chairman of the Board, Amyx, Inc. (Retired)
Kevin Brown, MS '88 - Executive Vice President, Global Operations, & Chief Supply Chain Officer, Dell Technologies
Gennaro "Gene" Colabatistto, MS ’96; President/CEO; General Aerospace Company
Anthony Cristillo, GWSB MS '03 - Partner at Guidehouse
Barbara Fleming, CCAS BS ’81, GW Engineering MS ’85; Former Senior Cyber Security Policy Advisor, Department of Defense (Retired)
Michael Fleming, MS ’82; Of Counsel, Irell & Manella LLP (Retired)
Aran Hegarty, MS ’97, Founder, Thin Calculus, LLC
Matthew Knouse, BA ’09, MS ’11; Program Lead, Third Party Engagements, Google, Inc.
Anirudh Kulkarni, BS ’86, MS ’88; Managing Principal & CEO, Customer Value Partners, Inc.
Andrew Lacher, BS ’86, MS ’90; Chief Technologist for Future Airspace Operations, NASA Langley Research Center
Brian Schmanske, DSc ’03; Owner and President, Jupiter View Strategic Advisors LLC
Sonia Schmitt, CCAS BS '94, GW Engineering MS '95 & DSc '02; Strategic Enterprise Capture Executive, SAIC
Mandisa Turner, BS ’00; Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Bionic
Christopher Wiernicki, MS ’83, Chairman, President, & CEO; American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Tenisha “Ava” Williams, BS '13- CEO at Solution Consulting

Past NAC Members

Will Alexander, BS ’04, MBA ‘06; Chief Operations Officer, SUSTAINABUILT
Manjit Bakshi, BS ’64; Portfolio Manager & Director, Quantitative Equity Research, Loomis, Sayles & Company
Gary Baldwin, MS ’92; Co-Founder/Principal, Medical Access Partners, LLC
Gary Bard, MS ’63
Rick Barry, former Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) Department
Gurminder Bedi, BS ’69; Retired Vice President, North American Truck, Ford Motor Company
John Chino, D.Sc. ’86; Consultant, Conscience
Gregory Colevas, BS ’85; Division President, Mid-Atlantic Region, Clark Construction
Terry Collins, D.Sc. ’76; Retired Chairman, CEO and President, Argon ST
Nolan Danchik, BS ’64, MS ’68
Elizabeth D'Andrea, DSc ’06; Retired Program Manager, Office of Naval Research
Thomas Doherty, BS ’89, Managing Director: Asset-Backed Finance, Wells Fargo & Co.
Ray Everett, Esq., JD ’97; Chief Compliance & Data Privacy Officer, Topcon Healthcare
Carolyn Fritz, MS ’89; Chairman of the Board, DMC Biotechnologies
Gulu Gambhir, MS ’92, DSc ’98; Director, Professional Services Aerospace & Satellite; Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Randy A. Graves, D.Sc. ’78; President, Graves Technologies, Inc.
Jon B. Halpern, NS '79; President, Jon B. Halpern and Associates, LLC
John Holmblad, MS ’80, Graduate Certificate ’02, Founder and CEO, Acadia Secure Network
Mo Hosseini, BS ’81, MS ’83; Division President and Chief Executive Officer of Clark Civil, Clark Construction Group, LLC
Mark V. Hughes, III, BA'69, MS'77; Retired President, SAIC (Retired)
Douglas Humphrey, Friend
Naeem Hussain, MS ’99; Chief Operating Officer at CirrusLabs
Richard Ivey, MEA '89; WW VP R&D at BD Diagnostics (Retired)
Dr. David C. Karlgaard, DSc'74; Director, Amyx, Inc. (Retired)
Kevin Kelly, MS ’97; CEO,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Shaun Kim, MS ’70
Allyn Kilsheimer, BS ’63
Sassan Kimiavi, D.Sc.- BS '85, MS '87, DSC '98; CEO, ALTA Development, LLC
Ashok Kumar Jha, MS '92, CEO; ADNET Systems, Inc
Simon Lee, MS ’05; President, DecisionPoint Corporation
Dov Levy, MS ’83; Co-founder and Principal of The Eldov Group, LLC
Elma Levy, Friend, Co-founder and Principal of The Eldov Group, LLC
Ronald Luman, DSc '98; Senior Advisor, Applied Physics Laboratory, John Hopkins Univ.
Patrick Marolda, MS ’86; Chief Operating Officer, Rolls-Royce. Defence Division (Retired)
Jim McDowell, MEA ’73
Asghar Mostafa, BS ’81, MS ’82; President and CEO, Rubriq Corporation
Mark Mykityshyn, Ph.D., Friend, Executive Chairman and CEO, Tangible Security, Inc.
Heather Nicholas, MS ’98
John O’Brien, MEA ’78
Cagatay Ozdogru, MS ’91; Group CEO; Esas Holding
Nick Paleologos, BS ’69; Vice Chairman, Miller & Long Co., Inc.
Richard Reich, MS ’76, Retired Executive, Phillips Lifeline Systems
Elias Shams, MS ’96; Former VP of Business Strategy; Awesomize.me
Howard Lee Tischler, MS'80; CEO, EverSafe
Rachel Usdan, BS ’03, MS ’07; Co-Founder & Director of Operations; Peace For DC
L. William Varner, BS ’73; Board of Director Member, Novetta
Indrajeet Viswanathan, MS ’12; Director of Energy Management & Sustainability, Columbia University Medical Center
Louis Wagman, BS ’64; Fellow; Lead New Jersey
David Wang, BS ’51
Charles Watt, MEA ’73, D.Sc. ’86; Director, Watt Family Innovation Center
Mr. Bradley Whittington, Friend; Vice President of Engineering; Dynetics, Inc.

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