Chip brings a combination of unmatched private enterprise and public sector expertise to the Marlinspike team. He is a recognized expert in the Intelligence Community for leveraging startup technology and bringing innovation initiatives to impact a wide array of mission areas within the Federal government.
Chip’s previous work experience includes roles as a Senior Director of Northrop Gruman’s Ventures and Partnerships program, lead for CIA’s innovation and technology sourcing strategy from the venture capital and startup community via In-Q-Tel (the strategic investment arm of CIA), and Senior Executive and Director of Congressional Affairs at the CIA.
He managed enterprise-wide technology and sourcing programs focused on investments in AI, cyber, data analytics, processing and compute, new space economy, aerospace, low-cost sensors, and unmanned air and undersea vehicles. As a direct report to the Director of CIA, he also served as the primary interface for CIA with Senate and House Intelligence Committees, Senate and House Appropriations Committee, and Congressional leadership.
Chip is a naval aviator and graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He holds a master’s degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. His senior aviation operational tours included command of Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron ONE (VP-1) and U.S. SIXTH Fleet Task Force SIXTY-SEVEN (CTF-67). Additionally, he deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan as the Legislative Advisor to the ISAF Commander, General David H. Petraeus. Chip’s shore tours included Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and U.S. Central Command.
An avid cyclist, Chip and his wife, Kim, reside in Damascus, Maryland.
