Dana (Keoki) Jackson, Sc.D.

Dana (Keoki) Jackson is senior vice president and general manager, MITRE National Security Sector. In this role, he is responsible for the strategic direction and execution of MITRE’s national security programs, including support to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Intelligence Community. He leads the National Security Engineering Center, the federally funded R&D center MITRE operates for the DoD.

Previously serving for over two decades at Lockheed Martin, Jackson brings robust technical leadership and business experience, including directly contributing to the design, development, deployment, and flight operation of major national security spacecraft and programs. He held program management roles on the GPS III and the Space-based Infrared System (SBIRS) missile warning programs. Jackson’s executive roles at Lockheed Martin include corporate chief technology officer and chief engineer, vice president of supply chain and program performance, and vice president of navigation systems.

Before joining Lockheed Martin, Jackson was a NASA research fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the field of human adaptation to the space environment. Jackson is a fellow of the United Kingdom Royal Aeronautical Society and the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, Sigma Xi, the International Academy of Astronautics, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He serves on the boards of AIAA and the Atlantic Council, and on the MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Visiting Committee.

Jackson received his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT and completed the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.