Progress, Potential, and Possibilities Podcast / Show Dr. Jeffrey B. Bacon, LTC (USA) - Biotechnology & Biointelligence Research in the U.S. Intelligence Community
Dr. Jeffrey B. Bacon, Ph.D., LTC (USA), is Co-Program Manager for B24IC, a Biointelligence and Biosecurity program for the U.S. Intelligence Community, at the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity ( IARPA - https://www.iarpa.gov/ ), which seeks to develop new capabilities, matching the wider synthetic biology and biotechnology fields, ensuring the Intelligence Community’s (IC’s) capability to meet the biointelligence and biosecurity threats of the 21st century. Dr. Bacon has a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology / Environmental Science, from Norwich University; a Masters of Science in Engineering Management, from Missouri University of Science and Technology; a Master of Science (MS) in Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction – Biodefense, from the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology; and a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, in International Relations and National Security Studies, from The Fletcher School at Tufts. Previously Dr. Bacon also spent over 25 years at United States Department of the Army as a Nuclear Strategy and Counterproliferation Officer, US Army Corps of Engineers Regiment, as well as serving time as Branch Chief, US Army Nuclear CWMD Agency. Dr. Bacon also served as Department Chair, Counterproliferation & Information and Influence Intelligence, at National Intelligence University; as Interagency Chair/Army Senior Service Advisor, National Intelligence University while at the Defense Intelligence Agency; as Team Lead, Data Analytics and Predictive Modeling, on the DoD Coronavirus-2019 Task Force; and as Executive Officer/Program Manager, Research and Development Directorate, Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Relevant Information Links - https://www.iarpa.gov/who-we-are/about-us https://ni-u.edu/wp/ https://app.brazenconnect.com/events/dbrZJ?utm_medium=website&utm_source=orisecalendar&utm_campaign=vcf012523