About the Institute
DIBI connects partners across sectors to accelerate innovation, strengthen resilience, and build a more coordinated defense industrial base for the future.
Our Mission
Reimagining the Defense Industrial Base with Big, Bold Ideas
We strengthen America’s defense industrial base by connecting partners, accelerating innovation, and building the resilience needed to safeguard national security for what’s next.
WHAT WE DO
Strengthening the Defense Industrial Base Through Innovation and Connection
Our Approach
Connecting Partners to Advance Defense Readiness
DIBI brings together leaders from government, industry, and research to turn innovation into readiness and resilience across the defense industrial base.
Meet Our Team
Leadership
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Stephen Flynn
Founding Director
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Jon Glass
Executive Director
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Scott Goldstein
Senior Director for Public Outreach
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Scott Knowles
Senior Director of Research
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Kristine Stigas
Director of Finance and Administration
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Angie Valencia
Director of Executive Operations & Special Projects
Strategic Advisory Board
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Mel Bernstein
Strategic Advisory Board
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Peter Boynton
Strategic Advisory Board
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Elana Broitman
Strategic Advisory Board
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Robert Chaves
Strategic Advisory Board
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Madelyn Creedon
Strategic Advisory Board
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Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr.
Strategic Advisory Board
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Scott Pickens
Strategic Advisory Board
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Len Polizzotto
Strategic Advisory Board
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Robin White
Strategic Advisory Board
Researchers and Staff
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Elif Altunkilic
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Annalyn Bachmann
Doctoral Research Assistant
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R. Daniel (Dan) Bagley
Senior Fellow for Advanced Defense Manufacturing
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Elda Ceribashi
Senior Financial Analyst
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Brynn Coughlin
Research Associate
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Shemilore Daniels
Sr. Research Program Coordinator
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Jainil Desai
AI Integration Assistant
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Courtney Frazee
Manager – Communications and Special Projects
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Andrew Henson
Research Program Manager
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Tucker Marion
Director of the Capital Activation Lab
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Jessica Green
Project Coordinator–Research Operations
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Justin Guthrie
Research Associate
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Nipun Jayakumar
Graduate Research Assistant
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Bernard King
Executive Assistant
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Jacob Kolton
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Parker Kuhnert
Research Assistant Co-op
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Nishad Mansoor
Graduate Research Assistant
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Andrew Mayer
Graphic Design Co-op
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Shannon McMahon
Doctoral Research Assistant
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Elizabeth Moore
Assistant Professor (DMSB) & GRI Sr. Research Scientist
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George Naccara
Senior Strategic Advisor
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Alec O’del
Graduate Research Assistant
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Kristin Raub
Sr. Research Scientist
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Latoya Rowell
Executive Assistant
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Danielle Shariff
Doctoral Research Assistant
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Nick Sheft
Graduate Research Assistant
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Tilda Wilson
Graduate Operations Assistant
About Northeastern
Advancing Global Innovation with Purpose and Impact
Northeastern University is a global research institution built on connection—linking learning with experience, and discovery with real-world impact.
With campuses and partners across the world, Northeastern empowers people and ideas to collaborate, innovate, and tackle society’s most urgent challenges.
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