John “JB” Bitterman is a senior business development analyst at Lockheed Martin, leading strategy for Controls and Automation programs while forecasting emerging defense technology requirements for the U.S., partners, and allies. He is also President and Co-Founder of ATAEO, a firm that specializes in preparedness and threat management.
Before Lockheed Martin, Mr. Bitterman served as a contractor in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities. As the Office of the Secretary of Defense liaison to FEMA and senior policy analyst for DoD’s chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear response enterprise, he advised on disasters, civil disturbances, border security operations, and played a critical role in national response and vaccine distribution strategies for COVID-19 and Operation Warp Speed.
A retired senior U.S. Coast Guard officer, Mr. Bitterman commanded two cutters; led a Tactical Law Enforcement Team; served as Coast Guard and Police Attaché in Bogotá, Colombia; and was the Coast Guard Chair at the National Intelligence University. His career spanned global intelligence, counterterrorism, counternarcotics, and homeland security missions.
Mr. Bitterman earned a B.S. in Government from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and an M.S. in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University, where he was also a research fellow. His awards include the National Intelligence Superior Service Award, two Defense Meritorious Service Medals, Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal, Colombian Navy and National Police Distinguished Service Medals, Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, and the ANSER Robert M. Oliver Analytic Impact Award.