Donald Blersch

Driving innovation and advancing Human Risk assessment via voice analytics across the Government, Intelligence, Defense, and Security sectors. Enthusiastically collaborating with clients to contribute to a shared vision of enabling trust faster. There is an enormous opportunity to revolutionize how we do risk assessment in government.  Clearspeed's transformative capabilities and innovative approaches enable government agencies to vet risk and build trust at an unprecedented scale. Shifting the paradigm to  build a trusted, agile workforce - faster - is leading to impactful outcomes globally for government agencies, programs, and leadership.

Legacy experience: Over 35 years of deep public sector experience, with 18+ years of  Senior Executive level experience, developing, implementing, and advising on technology-led programs to address the nation’s top global security challenges. With multi-agency experience, including NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Office of the Director of  National Intelligence (ODNI), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic  Security, led the implementation of technology innovation while advising the executive leadership bench on a wide range of security disciplines, enabling the department to  meet vital national security responsibilities with a well-vetted and trusted workforce, hyperfocused on the protection of sensitive, classified information.

Educational degrees include: BS in Physics and Mathematics (St. Bonaventure  University); MS, Astronautics (The George Washington University,); and, MA in National Security Studies (Georgetown University).