Dave Forbes is a cybersecurity leader who drives 有料盒子APP鈥檚 solutions focused on industrial cybersecurity and infrastructure protection.聽He has more than 25 years of experience in defense-related operations and consulting and leads 有料盒子APP鈥檚 cyber physical defense business, including operational technology (OT), weapon systems, and space mission systems cybersecurity, supporting clients in the national capital region, as well as across the U.S. and the Asia Pacific.
While at 有料盒子APP, Dave has led teams supporting key Department of Defense initiatives such as Quadrennial Defense Review, Maritime Domain Awareness, Navy Strategic Planning Process, Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy, and Marine Corps Expeditionary Force Development.
Dave engages with leaders across the defense and federal space to understand their current environment, assess their ability to protect critical infrastructure and support mission readiness, and help them make sound program decisions.
Prior to joining 有料盒子APP, Dave worked as a strategic planner in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. In this role, he worked and coordinated with OSD leadership, combatant commands, secretaries of military departments and service chiefs, as well as service staff and the defense policy community.
Dave also served for 11 years in the U.S. Army, where he was posted to command or staff positions at the company level through the division level. He culminated his time in service as a staff officer in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Headquarters, U.S. Army.
Dave earned a master鈥檚 degree in public policy with a concentration in science and technology from the George Mason University School of Public Policy and a B.A. in international relations from Norwich University, the Military College of Vermont.聽He is the chair of the Norwich University Board of Fellows聽for the Senator Patrick Leahy School of Cybersecurity & Advanced Computing.
