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Dr. Peter Fonash

Chief Technology Officer, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, Department of Homeland Security

Dr. Peter M. Fonash is the Chief Technology Officer for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications in the Department of Homeland Security.  He has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 1998. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Fonash was Deputy Manager and Director of the National Communications System (NCS). He managed priority communications services technology development, network modeling and analysis, and priority services standards.

Dr. Fonash also served as the chief with the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) Joint Combat Support Applications Division, providing technical software integration services to functional communities and guiding functional applications compliance with the standard common operational environment.

Before joining the Federal Government, Dr. Fonash worked for AT&T and the Burroughs Corporation (Unisys).

Dr. Fonash earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, and a Doctorate in Information Technology and Engineering from George Mason University.