Chris Lauber

Chris Lauber has 19 years of experience in GEOINT operations and technology development in the DoD and Intelligence Community. While at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, he provided combat support operations and strategic intelligence support to policymakers as an analyst and led technology development and GEOINT tradecraft modernization for analysts as a Product Manager. Chris left NGA in 2021 and joined Cenith Innovations, where he currently serves as the Vice President of Defense and Intelligence Services and as a Program Manager supporting the US Air Force Lifecycle Management Center (AFLCMC).

In his current role, Chris leads technical and programmatic development of scalable and modular avionics and mission systems for the US Air Force, which enable US DOD Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiatives and modernizes Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR).

In addition to his role supporting the US Air Force, Chris supports Cenith Innovations’ work delivering machine learning, Artificial Intelligence, and software engineering products and services to customers at the US Army, Special Operations Command, US Air Force, and NGA.

Chris holds a BA in Geography and a Master’s Degree in Geospatial Information Sciences from the University of Maryland, College Park.