Kenny Cushing vs Bruce Card

Kenny Cushing

CEO of NetCentrics Corporation

BIO: Kenny Cushing is our Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors. Kenny has over 25 years of diverse business leadership, management consulting, and military experience across the private sector, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Federal Civilian Agencies. Prior to joining Netcentrics, Kenny served as the Senior Vice President of Defense at Avantus Federal, leading their largest division. He has held multiple senior executive roles to include Chief Marketing Officer and Head of New Cyber Products for General Dynamics Mission Systems; led two start-ups at The Odin Group and Pivvit; served as the CTO of the Mission Operations Directorate at the National Reconnaissance Office; and, as a management consultant and Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company. Kenny is a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force (Reserves) and in this role he is the senior DoD official at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the Department of Homeland Security. Kenny is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He holds advanced degrees from American Military University and The George Washington University, and completed Harvard Kennedy School’s Executive Program for Cybersecurity and McKinsey & Company’s MBA program in connection with Harvard Business School. Kenny is an elected member of the Board of Directors of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA). He is married to his best friend, Chelsea, and has three sons, Logan, Adrien, and Dorian. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cushing/">Connect with Kenny on LinkedIn.</a>

Bruce Card

CEO of Paragon Technology Group

BIO: Mr. Card is a US Air Force veteran with more than 30 years of professional experience in military and civilian aviation, transportation, program management, and logistics with over 20 years in various military and civilian senior leadership positions. During his career, Mr. Card led a wide range of military and civilian organizations. As President and CEO, Mr. Card will oversee the high-level strategic direction and overall operations of Paragon. Before taking the helm, Mr. Card was Paragon's Executive Vice President. Mr. Card holds an M.A. in Computer Resources and Information Management from Webster University, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University, and is a licensed commercial airline pilot with a type rating in the Boeing 757 and 767.