Melissa Flagg has served in senior roles in research, government, and non-profit organizations. She is the founder and president of Flagg Consulting LLC, a fellow at the Acquisition Innovation Research Center (AIRC), a visiting fellow at the Perry World House, and a senior advisor to the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) at Georgetown University where she was previously a senior fellow. Prior to this, she served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research, responsible for policy and oversight of Defense Department science and technology programs. She has worked at the State Department, the Office of Naval Research, the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Army Research Laboratory. Dr. Flagg has served on numerous boards including the Andrew W. Marshall Foundation Advisory Board, National Academy of Sciences Air Force Studies Board, and the Department of Commerce Emerging Technology Research Advisory Committee. She is currently on the Board of World Forest ID. She holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and a B.S. in Pharmacy.
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