Regina E. Dugan
Encyclopedia
Regina E. Dugan is the 19th Director of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA). She was appointed to that position on July 20, 2009. She is the first female director of DARPA, having risen through the ranks as a program manager in 1996. She led a counterterrorism task force for the Deputy Secretary of Defense in 1999 and, from 2001 to 2003, she served as a special advisor to the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
. Dr. Dugan co-founded Dugan Ventures, a niche investment firm, where she served as President and CEO. In 2005, Dugan Ventures founded RedXDefense, LLC, a privately held company devoted to innovating solutions for combating explosive threats, where she also served as President and CEO.
Dr. Dugan obtained her doctorate degree in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology
and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Virginia Tech.
revealed that Dugan had held on to her stock
in RedXDefense, even as RedXDefense was awarded a $400,000 Darpa contract. A DARPA spokesperson states that Dugan had no involvement in the 2010 contract, and that the contract was vetted by the agency’s top lawyer to assure there was no conflict. Subsequently the LA Times and Wired reported that her company received around $1.8M in DARPA contracts and that Dugan had received a promissory note from RedXDefense in the amount of $250,000..
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military...
(DARPA). She was appointed to that position on July 20, 2009. She is the first female director of DARPA, having risen through the ranks as a program manager in 1996. She led a counterterrorism task force for the Deputy Secretary of Defense in 1999 and, from 2001 to 2003, she served as a special advisor to the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army
The Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army is the principal advisor and assistant to the Army Chief of Staff, the second-highest ranking officer in the US Army. He handles the day to day administration of the Army bureaucracy, freeing the Chief of Staff to attend to the interservice...
. Dr. Dugan co-founded Dugan Ventures, a niche investment firm, where she served as President and CEO. In 2005, Dugan Ventures founded RedXDefense, LLC, a privately held company devoted to innovating solutions for combating explosive threats, where she also served as President and CEO.
Dr. Dugan obtained her doctorate degree in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
and her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Virginia Tech.
Stock Controversy
In March of 2011, an article in Wired MagazineWired (magazine)
Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...
revealed that Dugan had held on to her stock
Stock
The capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors...
in RedXDefense, even as RedXDefense was awarded a $400,000 Darpa contract. A DARPA spokesperson states that Dugan had no involvement in the 2010 contract, and that the contract was vetted by the agency’s top lawyer to assure there was no conflict. Subsequently the LA Times and Wired reported that her company received around $1.8M in DARPA contracts and that Dugan had received a promissory note from RedXDefense in the amount of $250,000..