Leadership

Stanton D. Anderson

Stanton D. Anderson is currently senior counsel to the president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business federation representing 3 million companies and organizations of every size, sector, and region. In this capacity, Anderson works to advance the Chamber’s efforts on legal reform and defense of business interests in the courts. He chairs the Chamber’s involvement in the coalition to protect the lawyer-client privilege. He also chairs the Chamber’s effort on Global Regulatory Divergence. In 1981, Mr. Anderson founded his own law firm—Anderson, Hibey, Nauheim and Blair—and in 1995, he joined the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery. As part of his law practice, Mr. Anderson represented a number of Japanese interests, including the semiconductor, electronics, and machine tool industries. He continues to have close relationships with senior Japanese political figures and travels to Tokyo often. He currently represents several U.S. companies seeking to resolve regulatory issues in Japan. Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree from Westmont College and a Juris Doctor from Willamette University.

Robert Bigman

Recently retired from the position of Chief Information Security Officer to the Central Intelligence Agency, a position he has held for the past 15 years. As the Agency CISO, his responsibilities included cryptography, information security policy/processes, standards and requirements, testing and network defense/response.  He also served as the Agency’s designated officer for all discussions with the information security industry and its commercial partners. A pioneer in the field of classified information protection, Mr. Bigman developed technical measures and procedures to manage the nation’s most sensitive secrets and has worked in every area of information and data security.  His earlier assignments at the CIA included participation in the technical design of the Intelligence Community’s first counterterrorism database and delivery of the Agency’s first secure TCP/IP local and wide area network for the Counterintelligence Center.  In recognition of his expertise and contributions, Mr. Bigman has received numerous CIA and Director of National Intelligence awards.

Bruce Fisher

R. Bruce Fisher is a creative strategist with a dynamic leadership style and demonstrated knowledge of finance, operations, and business development for a wide variety of industries.  He has a proven track record of implementing successful business strategies, building effective operations, and creating enterprise value for global, performance-driven organizations.

Previously, Bruce served as Corporate VP for Strategy and Investor Relations of Ingersoll Rand coming to them through their acquisition of American Standard where he held several senior executive positions.  Earlier in his career he held several business management and leadership roles at Allied Chemical, AlliedSignal, and Honeywell. He has also served as a partner in a private equity group, advisor to a broad range of public and private firms, and a board member for several start-ups and non-profit organizations.  Bruce received his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his M.B.A. from the College of William and Mary.

The Honorable Tidal W. “Ty” McCoy

Mr. McCoy is a senior executive with over 25 years of experience at the highest levels of government and the private sector.  He has planned and executed major doctrinal changes, multi-billion dollar programs,  legislative support activities, association creations, and company strategic financing initiatives as a senior executive within the United States Air Force, the Department of Defense, the aerospace industry and the venture capital community. As a dedicated professional, he has served with distinction at the highest levels within the legislative and executive branches of government, and has received Presidential, Defense and Air Force Secretarial and Congressional recognition for his accomplishments. Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Washington Capital Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm; Vice President for Government Relations for Thiokol Propulsion; Assistant Secretary for Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Installations and later Assistant Secretary for Readiness Support;  Air Force Systems Acquisition Review Council; Member of the Professional Staff,  Senator Jake Garn and the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee; Director of Policy Research, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy;  Scientific Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,  Engineering and Systems; Deputy Assistant and Staff Assistant to the Secretary of Defense; Member of the Professional Staff, National Security Council, The White House; and Officer, United States Army. Mr. McCoy received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy, West Point, in 1967, and a Master’s Degree in Business Financial Management from George Washington University in 1975. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his service in Viet Nam, and other military medals while on active duty as an officer in the United States Army; and, as a civilian, Medals for Extraordinary Service by two different Secretaries of Defenses and the Secretary of the Air Force.

The Honorable Governor Charles S. Robb

Virginia’s 64th Governor (1982 – 1986) and two-term United States Senator (1989 – 2001).  Currently serves as Vice Chairman of Board of Trustees of The MITRE Corporation, as a member of the Homeland Security Policy Institute, and in other national security positions.  He also serves on the boards of the Invacare Corporation and other for-profit organizations.

Collins R. Spencer, Jr.

Collins Spencer is the Founder and Managing Member of Spencer Partners LLC, a boutique consulting firm that secures access to venture capital, forms strategic alliances, and stimulates joint ventures for emerging enterprises. Prior to starting his own company, Collins was a Senior Vice President & Director at Boston-based Fidelity Investments/International and Vice President of Aetna Capital Management, a financial services unit of Aetna Life & Casualty (currently Aetna Inc.).  He has previous business experience at IBM and American Cyanamid.

Collins has served on the boards of numerous companies and organizations including Virginia Tech Intellectual Property, Inc. He was a founding & governing board member of the Robert A, Toigo Foundation and National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) annual public / private conferences. He was a Consultant for J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Private Bank and the Episcopal Church Pension Fund.  He has a bachelor’s degree in Education and History from Providence College and has participated in numerous Executive Management programs during his corporate career.

Mark Stachiw

Mark Stachiw is currently a Managing Partner, General Counsel and Secretary and Founder of Artic Partners, a boutique equity firm investing in technology based companies.  Prior to joining Artic Partners, Mark held a similar role with NxGen Partners.  In these roles, Mark has found and evaluated over 350 investment opportunities and has directed six investments in companies valued over $30 million. Earlier in his career, Mark held various leadership roles, ultimately becoming the Vice Chairman, General Counsel and Secretary, at MetroPCS Communications, Inc. a $5 billion dollar Fortune 500 public wireless communications company, where he was responsible for board governance, legal, regulatory and external affairs.  Mark took MetroPCS public in 2007, raised over $28 billion in debt, and was instrumental in quintupling the company’s addressable market and over sextupling its revenue. Mark was also played a key role in leading the company’s combination with T-Mobile, the largest domestic merger announced in 2012. Mark has served as member of the Board of Directors of SkyTitan International, and GruupMeet, Inc., Tractus Corp and Health Tech Pal Corp, the latter three being portfolio companies of NxGen Partners. Mark received both Juris Doctor, and Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Davis, and he is a member of the Order of the Coif, Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi.

Donald W. Upson

Don Upson is a recognized leader in government technology and management with more than three decades experience.  He currently is the managing partner of Upson Technology Group (UTG), a firm that specializes in bringing innovative technologies to government and critical infrastructure sector markets.

Upson spent more than a decade on Capitol Hill, where he served as Republican staff director of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He is most recognized for his work as Virginia’s first Secretary of Technology – the first office of its kind to combine traditional functions of a chief information officer with major economic development responsibilities.

Upson is also the founder and co-chair of both the Government Business Executive Forum (GBEF) and CES Government and serves on the Executive Committee of the USO Metro. He is a six-time winner of the prestigious Fed 100, honoring the 100 most influential technology leaders in the U.S. federal sector.

Most recently, Upson served as Chief Operating Officer of UNICOM Global a $350m VAR and reseller of technology products and services to the public sector.

Trent Teyema

Trent R. Teyema is the Principal / President of CSG Strategies, Inc., a national security consultancy which specializes in of cyber, space, technology, and critical infrastructures including pharmaceuticals and agriculture. Previously, he was the Global Head of Cyber Threat Management for the insurance giant AIG, and the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Parsons Corporation.

Prior to his career in the private sector, Trent led the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Cyber Division as their Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Cyber Readiness where he was responsible for the financial management, information security, physical security, logistics, data science, and training of the cyber workforce across Field Offices, Headquarters facilities, and US Embassies.   During his 27-year investigative career, he served in numerous senior positions, including as the Director of Cybersecurity to the White House’s National Security Staff under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Special Agent in Charge of the Cyber and Counterintelligence Divisions, and as a Senior Supervisory Inspector at FBI Headquarters.