Dr. Linton Wells II brings more than twenty years of civilian leadership experience in national security affairs. He is particularly familiar with cybersecurity issues, risk management, networked capabilities, and the uses of technology, media and data in diverse environments. He served as acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration (ASD NII) and also served in the Department of Defense (DoD) as their Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Lin’s other senior positions have been related to Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I), and the interface between policy and technology. As Assistant Secretary (acting) and DoD CIO he oversaw the Defense Department’s $30 billion budget for information technology and related areas and was responsible for enhancing DoD’s networked capabilities and support structures.
His present work includes building community resilience and sustainability, assessing the impact of accelerating technologies on risk management, examination of critical infrastructure protection, smart cities capabilities, and big data analytics.
Within his 26 years of naval service, Dr. Wells served in a variety of surface ships, including command of a destroyer squadron and a guided missile destroyer. He also acquired a wide range of experience in operations analysis, C3I, and Pacific, Indian Ocean and Middle East affairs.
Dr. Wells has written widely on security studies in English and Japanese journals. He coauthored Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War and Strategic Shift, an analysis of DoD strategic guidance. He also co-edited a series of books on leader development and international security transformation. He received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Distinguished Government Service from Johns Hopkins University and has thrice been awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.
Security Clearance: TS/SCI and NATO Secret
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