Dr. Eliahu Niewood
Director, Integrated Capabilities Office & Director, Studies and Analysis
U.S. Department of the Air Force
Dr. Niewood is the Director at the Department of the Air Force Integrated Capabilities Office, Washington, DC. He leads the Integrated Capabilities Office in facilitating threat-informed capability development and resource prioritization to deliver lethal warfighting solutions combining Air Force and Space Force equities. In this role, Dr. Niewood ensures sound application of technology to support integrated development. The ICO serves as an agent of the Secretary of the Air Force and the senior leaders of the Air Force and Space Force to ensure that optimized, cost-effective, integrated solutions to the highest priority operational needs are identified and prioritized into the Department’s $89.7B modernization budget. Previously, Niewood served as vice president, Air and
Space Forces, in MITRE’s National Security (MNS) Sector. Niewood set strategy and priorities to ensure MITRE delivered technical capabilities to meet the Air Force and Space Force’s most critical mission objectives and priority efforts. These included needs in space warfighting, air operations, nuclear enterprise modernization, cyber operations and multi-domain operations. He previously was vice president, Cross-cutting and Intelligence, leading MITRE’s efforts to identify national security problems that require joint and multi-agency solutions and to shape MITRE’s and the nation’s response to those problems. He also led MITRE in applying systems engineering, technology expertise, and innovation to help the intelligence and federal law enforcement communities leverage cutting-edge technology for mission success, integrate across agencies, and operate effectively in a dynamic environment. He joined MITRE in 2017, bringing rich experience in systems analysis and tactical system
technologies. Previously, Niewood was a technical adviser to the director of the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office. He also served as head of the Engineering Division at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, where he oversaw mechanical, aerospace, and control systems engineers building space payloads and aircraft sensor systems. From 2011 to 2014, Niewood chaired the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, a Federal Advisory Committee of 50 national experts in science and technology fields. He was a member of the Defense Science Board Task Force on unexploded ordnance. He is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA and recipient of the Secretary of the Air Force Distinguished Service Award. Niewood holds bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Event Participation
