Speakers

Peder Jungck is the vice president and general manager of the Intelligence Solutions and Modeling & Simulation Solutions business areas within the Intelligence & Security (I&S) sector of BAE Systems, Inc. The Intelligence Solutions business develops and deploys high-assurance networks, cloud, and software solutions, leveraging artificial intelligence and advanced data science methodologies that facilitate the secure exchange of data across civilian and military intelligence agencies in support of national security. The Modeling & Simulations business, formed in March 2022 following the acquisition of Bohemia Interactive Solutions (BISim), provides market leadership in virtual desktop training, synthetic training, wargaming and operational simulation environments for US and Western aligned militaries.

Prior to these roles, Peder served as the I&S sector’s chief technology officer and chair of BAE Systems, Inc.’s Engineering and Technology Council. In those roles, he led a broad range of engineering and technical teams in instituting innovation strategies to develop and integrate new capabilities, while simultaneously instituting a robust technical employee training and certification initiative to create market discriminators in support of business winning.

Peder joined BAE Systems in 2013 after serving in several key technology leadership positions for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), most recently as the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Cyber Security Group within the National Security Sector. He was also named a Technical Fellow during his tenure. He joined SAIC via the acquisition of CloudShield Technologies, Inc. which he founded in 2000, and which focused on trusted platforms for cyber security.

Peder is an entrepreneur and technology leader who pioneered highspeed content-based networking and cyber security systems to meet the needs of government, carriers and large enterprises. He has been a guiding architect at several networking, security, and data intelligence companies where he earned 28 patents and co-authored multiple peer reviewed papers and books.

Peder is a board member of the Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC) where he also served as president from 2017 to 2022. He is also on the board of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) and serves on several advisory boards for cyber and STEM issues. Peder received a bachelor of arts degree from Beloit College in mathematics and computer science. He attended Clarkson University for electrical and computer engineering and currently serves on the Dean’s Leadership Council for Clarkson University’s Coulter School of Engineering.