Peter Ford (Pete) is an executive in a Silicon Valley Post-Quantum Cryptography company. Prior to this he was an executive at Northrop Grumman then Raytheon Technologies. His executive specialty is pioneering and simplifying advanced technology to create timely solutions for critical technical problems. He is on the NDIA Board as well as other for profit and non-profit organizations.

He is currently implementing post-quantum cryptography to meet Federal needs. Prior to his career in the defense industry, he concluded 26 years in the Air Force at Lawrence Livermore National Lab as a Visiting Scientist/Professional.

Ford is an accomplished technical leader, author, speaker and patent holder who initiates sound defense/national intelligence programs. He displays strong credibility in multiple green door environments and has a proven track record of creating profitable impacts across the nation’s hardest technological problem sets.