In-Q-Tel

In-Q-Tel is a Private Government Corporation, designated as a private, "non-profit enterprise funded by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Their mission is to identify and invest in cutting edge information technology (IT) solutions that serve U.S. national interests. Working from an evolving strategic blueprint that defines the agency's most pressing needs, In-Q-Tel connects with entrepreneurs, established companies, universities, researchers, and venture capitalists to develop technologies that pay out in superior intelligence capabilities. In-Q-Tel provides a source of capital, technical and operational expertise, a beta/prototyping site with 'power users', a fast track to commercialization, and a potential source of revenue."

Management

 * Christopher Darby- President and CEO


 * Steve Bowsher - Managing Partner and Executive Vice President


 * Patrick Ciganer - Executive Vice President, IC Support


 * Troy M. Pearsall - Executive Vice President, Architecture and Engineering


 * Lisbeth Poulos- Executive Vice President, Technology Transfer


 * Matthew Strottman - Executive Vice President and CFO

Board of Trustees
Chairman of the Board of In-Q-Tel; President of Arizona State University; former Executive Vice Provost of Columbia University.
 * Michael M. Crow

President and CEO of Barksdale Management Corporation; Board of Directors, Time Warner Inc.; former President & CEO of Netscape Communications Corporation; former Director of America Online, Inc.; original CIO of FedEx.
 * James Barksdale

Managing General Partner, New Enterprise Associates (NEA); former President and Chief Operating Officer of Legent Corporation (LGNT); former Senior Vice President of the Systems Software Division of UCCEL Corporation (UCE).
 * Peter Barris

President and CEO of Business Executives for National Security (BENS); Retired U.S. Air Force General; former Deputy Commander of U.S. forces in Europe; former Executive Director of the Hart-Rudman National Security Commission.
 * Charles G. Boyd

Partner, Greylock Venture Capital; former Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA); served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
 * Howard Cox

Partner and President of Technology Strategies & Alliances Corporation; former Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; former Commander in Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet.
 * David E. Jeremiah

University Professor and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Virginia; former Director of Defense Research and Engineering for the U.S. Department of Defense.
 * Anita K. Jones

Former Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency; former chairman and CEO of Alex. Brown.
 * A.B. Krongard

Chair of the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University; member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, of the National Academy of Engineering and of its Council, and of the California Council on Science and Technology.
 * Elisabeth Paté-Cornell

President Emeritus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology; former Chairman of the President's Advisory Committee on the Redesign of the Space Station.
 * Charles M. Vest

Contact Details
In-Q-Tel Inc. P.O. Box 749 Arlington, VA 22216 Phone: 703 248 3000 Email: info AT in-q-tel.org Fax: 703 248 3001 Website: http://www.inqtel.org

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * extraordinary rendition
 * In-Q-It, Inc.
 * Jami Miscik

External articles

 * Rick E. Yannuzzi, "In-Q-Tel: A New Partnership Between the CIA and the Private Sector," Defense Intelligence Journal, no date. Creation of In-Q-Tel was brainchild of Dr. Ruth A. David, Ph.D.: "The origins of the concept that has become In-Q-Tel are traceable to Dr. Ruth David, a former CIA Deputy Director for Science and Technology."
 * Jonathan Yankin, "'The Spy Who Funded Me' / The CIA's great cash giveaway," MetroActive, March 29-April 4, 2001, issue of Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper.
 * "The Report of the Independent Panel on the CIA In-Q-Tel Venture" by Business Executives for National Security, June 2001.
 * Christopher Byron, "Penny Stock Spies," New York Post, April 25, 2005.
 * Joseph Cannon, "Remember that Skyway coke jet?" Cannonfire Blogspot, April 25, 2007.