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Bob Gourley

Bob Gourley is an experienced Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Board Qualified Technical Executive (QTE), author and entrepreneur with extensive past performance in enterprise IT, corporate cybersecurity and data analytics. CTO of OODA LLC, a unique team of international experts which provide board advisory and cybersecurity consulting services. OODA publishes OODALoop.com. Bob has been an advisor to dozens of successful high tech startups and has conducted enterprise cybersecurity assessments for businesses in multiple sectors of the economy. He was a career Naval Intelligence Officer and is the former CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

SCSP AI Expo

Multiple OODA network members will be at this year's SCSP AI Expo The AI+ Expo is designed to strengthen U.S. and allied competitiveness in critical technologies, making it the perfect event for those looking to support ...

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OODAcon 2026

This is our annual flagship event. Please join us! OODA network members are working the topics and agenda. To get a feel for what we do, review the OODAcon 2025 agenda and thematics at: : ...

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Inside OODAcon 2025: A Day to Re‑Orient for Decision Advantage

John Boyd skillfully articulated the components of the Observe-Orient-Decide-Act decision loop. Among the many aspects of this algorithm for competitive advantage he explained was the importance of orientation to the situation. Orientation determines how information ...

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