National Security Fellows Guest Speaker Event: VADM Lowell (Jake) E. Jacoby, USN retired, Former Director Defense Intelligence Agency
Lowell (Jake) E. Jacoby
Executive Vice President for Strategic Intelligence Opportunities
Jake Jacoby is responsible for shaping new business opportunities for CACI in the intelligence and homeland security arena within our National Solutions Group. Mr. Jacoby's responsibilities will include helping to develop strategic plans and lending his expertise in developing community-wide solutions.
The former Navy Vice Admiral (VADM) and Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) brings 37 years of military and intelligence leadership experience. Most recently, Mr. Jacoby served as Director of the DIA, with key intelligence responsibilities in supporting national authorities, combatant commanders and the warfighter, and a leading role in the global war on terrorism. His extensive military career included 20 consecutive years as a senior intelligence officer at numerous duty stations. He led the effort to create a military command for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and brought the new command to initial operational capability.
His leadership in defense intelligence transformation and his key role in national intelligence reform were recognized by the award of his third Defense Distinguished Service Medal and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal. He has also received numerous U.S. and foreign awards.
This is an event sponsored by the National Security Fellows Program.
