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Kevin M O'Connell
Commerce (joined: July 9, 2018)
Director, Office of Space Commerce, Office of Air and Space Commercialization | Financial Disclosure »
Bio, via Office of Space Commerce:
Mr. O’Connell brings over 35 years of experience in the U.S. government, in research organizations, and as an entrepreneur and business leader to this position. Mr. O’Connell has researched and written extensively on the policy, security, and global market issues related to commercialization of remote sensing. Aside from numerous articles and op-eds, he was co-author of Commercial Observation Satellites: at the Leading Edge of Global Transparency (2000). He served as the Executive Secretary and Staff Director of the NIMA Commission (1999-2000). He was a member, and later Chair, of NOAA’s federal advisory committee on remote sensing from 2002-2016. Previously, Mr. O’Connell served as the CEO of Innovative Analytics and Training, a Washington, D.C. professional services firm focused on analysis and decision support for U.S. government and commercial clients. Among other issues, the firm focused on market trends and anticipatory/futures analysis for high-technology industries such as cyber, cloud computing, and geospatial technologies. During this time, he also served as a senior consultant to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and as an independent advisor to the Director, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Mr. O’Connell’s background also includes extensive experience in national security and intelligence matters, including assignments in the Department of Defense, Department of State, National Security Council, and the Office of the Vice President. He spent a decade conducting and managing research in these areas at the RAND Corporation, including as the first director of RAND’s Intelligence Policy Center. Finally, Mr. O’Connell has taught a long-running course on comparative intelligence in Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, Security Studies Program.
Former Positions Outside Government
- Georgetown University Adjunct Professor
- Innovative Analytics and Training, LLC President and CEO (All of my interests in IAT were sold before re-joining the U.S. government,)
Former Compensation Sources
- Georgetown University Adjunct Professor
- Innovative Analytics and Training, LLC
Employment Assets
Description | Value | Income |
---|---|---|
Innovative Analytics and Training, LLC (Research, Analysis, and Training) | $284,299 | |
Georgetown University | $24,000 | |
Ameriprise Financial Inc | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | $2,501 - $5,000 |
SPYD | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
iShares MSCI USA Min Volatility | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
VOE | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
VOO | $50,001 - $100,000 | |
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
XLF | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
XLP | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
XLV | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
ACAZX | $50,001 - $100,000 | |
AGOZX | $50,001 - $100,000 | |
CLDZX | $50,001 - $100,000 | |
DBPIX | $50,001 - $100,000 | |
JIPIX | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
MWTIX | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
Prudential Total Return Bond Z | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
Ameriprise Financial Inc (Roth IRA) | $50,001 - $100,000 | |
SPYD | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
VOE | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
XLF | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
XLP | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
ACAZX | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
AGOZX | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
CLDZX | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
DBPIX | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
JIPIX | $1,001 - $15,000 | |
Prudential Total Return Bond Z | $1,001 - $15,000 |
Other Income/Assets
Description | Value | Income |
---|---|---|
Capital One Financial | $15,001 - $50,000 | $201 - $1,000 |
USAA | $250,001 - $500,000 | |
Ameriprise Financial Inc (Joint) | $500,001 - $1,000,000 | |
iShares KLD 400 Social Index | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
iShares Dow Jones US Medical Devices | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Index | $50,001 - $100,000 | |
SPDR S&P 500 | $50,001 - $100,000 | |
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense | $50,001 - $100,000 | |
XLV | $50,001 - $100,000 | |
DDVIX | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
Eaton Vance MD Municipal Income I | $100,001 - $250,000 | |
Franklin Federal Tax-Free Income Adv | $50,001 - $100,000 | |
MMDIX | $50,001 - $100,000 | |
TIBIX | $15,001 - $50,000 | |
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth | $15,001 - $50,000 |
Employment Agreements and Arrangements
Employer or Party | City, State | Status and Terms | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Georgetown University | Washington, District of Columbia | As adjunct faculty, I was hired on a semester-by- semester basis. I have indicated that I will not be able to teach this class, at least during my initial government tenure. | |
Innovative Analytics and Training | Washington, District of Columbia | One remaining holdback payment currently held in escrow from the sale of IAT. The amount is pre- determined for payment in early 2019. | June 16, 2018 |
Spouse's Employment Assets
Description | Value | Income Type | Income Amount |
---|---|---|---|
Ameriprise Financial Inc (IRA) | $100,001 - $250,000 | ||
JKI | $1,001 - $15,000 | ||
VOT | $15,001 - $50,000 | ||
Touchstone Sands Capital Select Growth Y | $15,001 - $50,000 | ||
CLDZX | $15,001 - $50,000 | ||
CMNIX | $1,001 - $15,000 | ||
DBPIX | $1,001 - $15,000 | ||
MHYIX | $1,001 - $15,000 | ||
MWTIX | $1,001 - $15,000 | ||
OAKMX | $15,001 - $50,000 | ||
PRBLX | $1,001 - $15,000 |
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