MITRE Announces New Leadership Appointments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Bedford, Massachusetts, October 19, 2007 — The MITRE Corporation's Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of two new corporate officers, Dr. Jason F. Providakes and Gary J. Gagnon. Providakes was appointed a vice president of the Center for Enterprise Modernization (CEM), one of MITRE's three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs). Gagnon was appointed a vice president of the Center for Integrated Intelligence Systems (CIIS) in the Department of Defense Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence FFRDC (DoD C3I FFRDC).

The Board also endorsed changes in the responsibilities of current officers Dr. Robert A. Mikelskas and Raymond Haller. Mikelskas is now vice president and chief information officer (CIO). Haller is the new director of the DoD C3I FFRDC.

"MITRE leadership positions require technical breadth combined with a broad knowledge of our sponsors' needs," said Alfred Grasso, MITRE president and chief executive officer. "These officers possess those qualities as well as an enterprise perspective and cross-company experience. I look forward to working with them in their new roles."

With MITRE since 1989, Providakes brings broad experience to CEM. He has held multiple senior technology and program management roles for a range of military service and civilian government agency customers. In his new position, he will work with CEM director J. Michel (Mike) Blom to increase MITRE's collective impact on critical challenges facing the IRS and other civilian government agencies. Providakes holds a doctorate in electrical engineering from Cornell University. He earned a master's and bachelor's in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Gagnon has been at MITRE since 1986. Prior to his appointment, he served as executive director for MITRE's Center for National Security Programs. Gagnon has an in-depth knowledge of information security and experience addressing a variety of intelligence community challenges. As CIIS vice president, he will work with Robert F. Nesbit, CIIS senior vice president and general manager, to lead the Center. Gagnon holds a bachelor's in computer science from Fitchburg State College.

As CIO, Mikelskas will direct the Center for Information and Technology (CI&T), MITRE's internal technology organization. He will work with Joel D. Jacobs, Deputy CIO, to further leverage CI&T's capabilities. Mikelskas, vice president of CIIS since 2001, has an extensive background in advanced intelligence and information systems and a keen understanding of the information and knowledge management challenges facing MITRE's sponsors and customers. He earned a bachelor's in mathematics from Fairfield University and a doctorate in computer science from the Pennsylvania State University.

Haller was most recently a senior vice president in MITRE's Command and Control Center. As director of the DoD C3I FFRDC, he will focus on integration and interoperability topics of importance to both the DoD and the intelligence community. Haller holds a bachelor's in electrical engineering from Union College and a master's in electrical engineering from George Washington University.

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