John G. Grimes
Defense Consultant and Former Assistant Secretary
Mr. Grimes served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration / Department of Defense Chief Information Officer from 2005 until 2009.
Prior to that, he served on the White House National Security Council Staff as Director for National Security Telecommunications Policy; Director of Defense Command, Control and Communications Programs; and Senior Director White House Situation Support Staff. Mr. Grimes has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Defense-wide Command, Control and Communications and was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counterintelligence and Security Countermeasures. He is the recipient of the AIAA Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Award, the 2010 AFCEA SARNOFF Award, and two U.S. Presidential Rank awards.