Ellen McCarthy is a member of the SAP NS2 Board of Directors. Ellen has over three decades of national security service in a variety of leadership roles, spanning numerous intelligence organizations and disciplines. She provides firsthand insights on artificial intelligence, cyber security, effective leadership, driving innovation, and digital transformation.
Ellen is the chairwoman and CEO of the Truth in Media Cooperative. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland and sits on advisory boards for Penn State Applied Research Lab, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Fortem Technologies, Exiger, and Babel Street. She served as the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, where she led a team that provided intelligence insights and activities to support foreign policy and national security purposes. She focused on advancing INR intelligence integration across the State Department, expanding outreach, diversity and partnerships, and driving innovation.
From 2015 to 2018, she served as Chief Operating Officer of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency where she helped the Director lead the agency and drive transformation.