AFCEA NOVA June Luncheon w/ Major General Daniel J. O�Donohue

With over 7000 Chapter members, the AFCEA NOVA Luncheons are the best networking and business development events in the Metro DC area for defense and intelligence professionals – bar none. Something for everyone:

Large businesses – don’t be left out while your competitors are building the relationships and hearing the information first.
Small businesses – get the exposure you need to succeed in the DoD market, plus the chance to network with partners large and small.
Government/Military – hear what your peers are working on while you make vital professional connections.

Our speakers are the TOP Government IT and C4I leaders – including Service CIOs, Acquisition Leads, and OSD C-Level Executives –and as their schedules allow they always take questions and network with attendees.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Major General O'Donohue graduated from the College of William and Mary with a Bachelor of Arts in History and was commissioned in 1984.

Command assignments include: Commanding Officer, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines (1993-1995), Commanding Officer, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines (2002-2004), Commanding Officer, 1st Marine Regiment (2009-2010), Commander, Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command (2015).

Staff assignments include: Ground Structure Planner, Headquarters Marine Corps (1988-1992); 8th Marines Operations Officer (1995-1996); Operations Officer, Joint Task Force Assured Response and Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Liberia (1996); Tactics Instructor and Expeditionary Operations Program Director, Amphibious Warfare School (1997-2000); Operations Officer, 1st Marine Division (2001-2002); Assistant Chief of Staff G-7 / Division Combat Assessment Officer (2004); Deputy Branch Head, Secretary of the Defense's Office of Force Transformation (2005-2007); Branch Head, Ground Combat Element Branch, Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters Marine Corps (2007-2008); Assistant Chief of Staff G-3, 1st Marine Division (2008-2009); Director, Capabilities Development Directorate, Headquarters Marine Corps (2010-2012); Deputy Director for Force Management, Joint Staff J-8 (2013), Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, ISAF Joint Command (2014).

He is a distinguished graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School, Amphibious Warfare School, School of Advanced Warfighting, and National War College. He has Masters of Science Degrees in Management and National Security Strategy.

He is married to the former Kathleen (“Rani”) Pinch and they have seven children.