Homeland Security Show | Episode 29

Tom Cellucci: How the Private Sector Can Make Money in Homeland Security Despite Budget Cuts

Tonight’s show opened with heartfelt condolences to those involved in the terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon this afternoon. For the families of the three people killed, dozens critically injured, those who bore witness today to the awful events, bless you and yours in trying times. For those of us committed to public service– from first responders, to medical personnel, to forensic investigators and those who make the decisions on how to make our nation more secure– we thank you for your service and pray that you bring perpetrators to justice, help give victims peace of mind, and those working to secure the scene of today’s bombing, clarity of mind.

Events like Homeland security issues matter to the very base of our well-being, and that is why I’m committed to bringing you this show each week.

This week we spoke to Dr. Thomas Cellucci, PhD, MBA about how homeland technology companies can survive the sequester and budget cuts. Dr. Cellucci does know something about the issue first hand. He was the first DHS Commercialization Officer serving both Presidents Bush and Obama where he leveraged $350 million in independent research and development. During his time at the Department of Homeland Security, Dr. Cellucci was also asked to be Director of the Research & Development Partnerships Group integrating and leveraging more than $8B in DHS assets. He has served on 18 boards of all sizes of high tech companies, and is Author of “A Guide to Innovative Public-Private Partnerships: Utilizing the Resources of the Private Sector for the Public Good” published last year by the University of Pennsylvania Press. Dr. Cellucci also won the 2010 Security Magazine Award for Most Influential Person in Homeland Security and is in the process of launching the digital Global Security Technology News Channel.

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