Christopher Cleary

Vice President, Global Cyber Practice

MANTECH

Christopher Cleary is the Vice President of Global Cyber Practice at ManTech International.
Prior to returning to his commercial roots, he served as the Department of the Navy Principal
Cyber Advisor (PCA), in this role, he was responsible for advising the Secretary of the Navy,
Chief of Naval Operations, and Commandant of the Marine Corps and implementing the
Department of Defense Cyber Strategy within the Department of the Navy (DON). Prior to being
appointed as the PCA, he was the DON Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Director of
the DON CIO Cybersecurity Directorate.

Cleary is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy (Class of 1996) and holds a Master of
Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He currently serves
as President of the Military Cyber Professionals Association (MCPA), where he is actively
engaged in advancing the professionalization and development of the military cyber workforce.

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