Allen Sears

Allen Sears brings over 35 years of expertise in Federal markets and multimedia research and development from his positions at DARPA, MITRE, Unisys, and most recently the Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI). His work as Vice-President at CNRI focused on developing national research initiatives that could be transitioned to operational users within the Military, Homeland Security and elsewhere. While at DARPA, he served as a Program Manager and Assistant Director for Technology Transfer in the Information Technology Office, and also managed DARPA's human language technology research. Early in his career, Allen served in the US Navy as a carrier-based naval aviator.