Mark Gillman

Mr. Gillman worked on Capitol Hill for nearly 12 years, including six years managing national security issues. Prior to joining SMI, he held the position of Legislative Director and Military Legislative Assistant for two Members of Congress from Texas who served on the House Armed Services Committee. Mr. Gillman's issue areas of expertise include defense research and development, health care research, education policy and funding, government infrastructure policy, and manufacturing and defense industrial base issues. He manages the Coalition for Defense Manufacturing Technologies, a broad-based group of manufacturing firms concerned with the health of the U.S. defense industrial base. In addition, Mr. Gillman is particularly experienced in representing the unique federal funding and policy needs of colleges and universities before Congress and Federal agencies. Mr. Gillman holds a Bachelors degree in Economics from Southern Methodist University.