Christopher “Chris” Cleary is the Vice President of MANTECH’s Global Cyber Practice. He  directs the technical strategy to expand and enhance MANTECH’s cognitive cyber innovation and  capabilities business.  

He joined MANTECH after previously serving as The Department of the Navy’s Principal Cyber  Advisor and Chief Information Security Officer, respectively. 

Mr. Cleary has deep expertise in the public and private sectors and the military with more than  25 years of experience driving enterprise Cyber and Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) innovation. He  has a proven track record of accelerating technology innovation, driving revenue growth and  increasing market expansion for multi-billion-dollar corporations including Leidos, Sparta (now  Parsons) and Verizon.  

Mr. Cleary has hands-on experience managing critical Cyber programs for U.S. Cyber Command,  the Intelligence Community and other key branches of the government.  

He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in history and a Master of  Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War college.