Mark Munsell

 Mark is the Former Chief AI Officer for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. During his tenure at NGA, he also held positions as the Director of Digital Innovation, NGA’s Chief Technology Officer, and the Deputy Director of the Chief Information Officer – IT Services Directorate, where he managed a multi-billion dollar development budget. In all of these roles, Mark facilitated innovative development aimed at transforming and modernizing software engineering and artificial intelligence technology to better serve its mission partners, as well as overseeing and streamlining IT-related capabilities and services.  

Mark is a St. Louis native who began his federal career with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), where he received the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal for his work on nautical charting software. In 1996, he transferred to the Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) in St. Louis. He left DMA in 1997 and founded a software engineering company specializing in online flight and maritime planning called IMAPS in 2000. He returned to government service with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in 2006 and has since held several senior leadership roles, including Director of the Office of Targeting and Transnational Issues, and many other senior executive positions.  

Mark is the recipient of the Presidential Rank Award and 3 of NGA’s Distinguished Civilian Medal, Department of Commerce’s Bronze medal, various Department of Defense medals, and – for the record – is not a member of the Flat Earth Society.