Technologist Fellows – Class of 2019

These leaders in the technology sector were selected to be the initial class of Technologist Fellows.  Over the course of 2019, these Fellows developed the skills necessary to effectively engage policymakers in both the legislative and executive branches.

Scott Barcus

Scott Barcus

PhD candidate
College of William & Mary
Jack Chi

Jack Chi

Software Engineer
Yelp
Matthew Cooper

Matthew Cooper

IT Specialist
Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command
Andrea Dean

Andrea Dean

Software Development Engineer
Amazon
Carric Dooley

Carric Dooley

Co-Founder
TTP0 and Indelible LLC
Jennifer Fernick

Jennifer Fernick

Head of Research Engineering
NCC Group
Max Freeman

Max Freeman

Info. Management Technical Spec.
U.S. Department of State
Andrew Howard

Andrew Howard

Senior Technical Advisor
Perspecta
Meenatchi Jagasivamani

Meenatchi Jagasivamani

Program Manager
VariQ
Ben Janis

Ben Janis

Embedded Systems Intern
MITRE
Andrew McAllister

Andrew McAllister

Postdoctoral Researcher
Michigan University
Mary Melloy

Mary Melloy

Business Systems Analyst
Apex Systems
Kevin Noble

Kevin Noble

Vice President
UnitedLex Corporation
Claire Schlessinger

Claire Schlessinger

Software Engineer - Platform
TaskRabbit
Ashley Tolbert

Ashley Tolbert

Cybersecurity Engineer
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
Abigail Ulcej

Abigail Ulcej

Associate
Charles River Associates
Kristen Vaccaro

Kristen Vaccaro

PhD Candidate
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Oliver Wai

Oliver Wai

Vice President, Product Marketing
IronNet Cybersecurity
Charles “Chuck” G. Yarbrough, Jr.

Charles “Chuck” G. Yarbrough, Jr.

Lead Cybersecurity Vulnerability Coordination Integrator
U.S. Department of Defense
Thomas Zakrzewski

Thomas Zakrzewski

Blockchain Lead
S&P Global Ratings