Terry Thompson

Terry Thompson is a Booz Allen Hamilton Vice President in Mission Analytics supporting the firm's Middle East business. He joined Booz Allen in 2003 after 30 years of government service in the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Marine Corps. Prior to his promotion to VP, Terry supported a team of Booz Allen staff and subcontractors that provided highly technical network analysis to many clients within NSA. In 2007-08, Mr. Thompson was assigned to the London office in the security market, where he participated in marketing and branding activities and supported UK government agencies with services ranging from cybersecurity to organizational transformation. Terry's first assignment with Booz Allen was in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Initially assigned to support the Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, he was part of the small government-contractor team that developed the organizational and mission structure for the National Cyber Security Division. He subsequently supported the Under Secretary for Intelligence Analysis, providing services including intelligence analysis, strategy and policy development, and organizational transformation. Terry is a member of the NSA Hall of Honor selection panel of the NSA Advisory Board. In 2010 he served as VP of Programs for the AFCEA Central Maryland Chapter. He teaches cyber security in the graduate program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Terry holds a B.A. degree in English and an MA degree in Russian Language and Literature from Wayne State University and a PhD degree in Russian Area Studies from Georgetown University.