TRAILBLAZERS 2024

Ajay Phogat

Ajay Phogat is a technological dynamo whose innovations have set the stage at CBP for...

Austin Shamlin

Austin Shamlin is igniting the fight against human trafficking as the CEO and founder of...

Balaji Subramaniam

Balaji Subramaniam is the IT leader whose blazing vision has set the Transportation Security Administration...

Ben Smuthkochorn

Ben Smuthkochorn is an innovator whose work at USCIS has set the component ablaze with...

Captain Brian Erickson

Captain Brian Erickson is a torchbearer of national security, a leader whose career is a...

Casey Durst

Casey Durst is the law enforcement leader whose blazing vision has set new standards for...

Casie Antalis

Casie Antalis stokes the flames of threat prevention with her unique background and extensive experience...

Celia Durall

Celia Durall is the intelligence innovator whose burning drive has made her a leading figure...

Chad Sweet

Chad Sweet a strategic blaze behind the Chertoff Group, a co-founder and CEO whose leadership...

Chris DeRusha

Chris DeRusha is the cybersecurity champion who set new standards and blazed new paths for...

Chris Kraft

Chris Kraft is an AI visionary whose work as Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Artificial...

Chris McPipkin

Chris McPipkin is a trailblazer at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), igniting change...

Combiz Abdolrahimi

Combiz Richard Abdolrahimi is the spark that ignites progress across emerging technology and policy.  As...

Dan Ford

Dan Ford is the trailblazer at Capgemini Government Solutions whose burning drive has set new...

Dan Stoneking

Dan Stoneking is putting out the fires in the world of crisis communications with his...

Daniel Vizzi

Daniel Vizzi is the global flamekeeper whose work at INTERPOL Washington has ignited new levels...

David Larrimore

David Larrimore is blazing the trail of AI for everyone in government through his focus...

Dexter Ingram

Dexter Ingram is a counterterrorism and counter weapons of mass destruction strategist who has been...

Dina Thompson

Dina Thompson is a powerhouse in the world of procurement, where her fiery vision has...

Donna Roy

Donna Roy's spark for innovation has ignited change across homeland security. Donna currently serves as a...

Dr. Ed Mays

Dr. Ed Mays is igniting change in the world of IT infrastructure and support services...

Dr. Ryan Donaghy

Ryan Donaghy is a visionary igniter, a leader whose strategic insights set the field of...

Erick Rekstad

Erick Rekstad is sparking transformation at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as the Executive Director...

Harry Wingo

As the recently appointed Deputy National Cyber Director, Harry Wingo is poised to ignite new...

Hemant Baidwan

Hemant Baidwan is a digital dynamo setting the Department of Homeland Security’s tech landscape ablaze...

Holly Canevari

Holly Canevari is a diplomatic firestarter whose work in building international partnerships has sparked a...

James C. Harris III

James C. Harris III is igniting change in the fight against human trafficking, taking the...

Jamie Bean

Jamie Bean is a networking dynamo whose grassroots efforts have ignited a new movement within...

Jay Meil

Jay Meil is igniting the future of artificial intelligence as the chief data scientist for...

Jeff Dade

Jeff Dade is the bomb prevention trailblazer whose burning determination has made him a pivotal...

Jeremiah Cottle

Jeremiah Cottle is a leader who embodies the firebrand spirit of foresight, blazing a trail...

Joe Draganac

Joe Draganac is the fentanyl program leader whose blazing impact has made him a key...

Kaitlin Sahni

Kaitlin Sahni is a prosecutorial powerhouse whose burning resolve has taken down some of the...

Kelly Murray

Kelly Murray is stoking the flames to secure the chemical sector and stop threats posed...

Lisa Einstein

Lisa Einstein is trailblazing in the world of artificial intelligence, where her visionary leadership is...

Mara Winn

Mara Winn realized that when there’s smoke, there’s fire, when Ukraine’s electric grid fell victim...

Maren Brooks

Maren Brooks is a true trailblazer in the world of national security, setting the field...

Mary Ellen Callahan

Mary Ellen Callahan is the firebrand of the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) office,...

Michael Boyce

Michael Boyce is the AI Corps leader whose work is setting the Department of Homeland...

Mike Schmidt

Mike Schmidt is the CHIPS champion whose work has reignited the U.S. manufacturing sector. At...

Molly Maass

Molly Maass is driving transformation as the Director of Land Border Integration (LBI) at U.S....

Ntina Cooper

Ntina Cooper is the silent inferno whose work at U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)...

Olivia Trivisani Bowker

Olivia Trivisani Bowker is blazing new trails in the technology industry as the founder and...

Richard Moreta

Richard Moreta is a security visionary whose work has set DHS’s Enterprise Security Operations and...

Robin Champ

Robin L. Champ is the torchbearer of strategic foresight, setting the path ablaze with her...

Ryan Eddy

Ryan R. Eddy is setting the standard ablaze as Director for Homeland Security Programs at...

Shane Barney

Shane Barney is a trailblazer in cybersecurity as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for...

Shonnie Lyon

Shonnie R. Lyon is leading the evolution of biometric identity services -  evolving the policies,...

Stephanie Wade

Stephanie Wade is a global innovation firestarter, a leader whose cutting-edge spirit has ignited change...

Tom Chaleki

Tom Chaleki is the infrastructure inferno whose work at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...