Dr. Portia Crowe Ph.D.
Network Cross Functional Team, Army Futures Command
Chief Data Officer
Dr. Portia Crowe serves as the Chief Data Officer for the Network Cross-Functional Team. The Network CFT is responsible for the focused integration of network, command, control, communications and intelligence to enable mission command across the network. As the Chief Data Officer, she develops and directs data strategies, data security, governance, and effective data exploitation to enhance and increase decision and situational understanding cycles. In her current capacity, Dr. Crowe works closely with Army program managers, industry partners and academia to ensure a capable, available, reliable and resilient data network that ensures seamless connectivity in any operationally contested environment. Portia previously served as the Chief of Cyber Engineering for the U.S. Army Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) where she was responsible for providing a full-spectrum, systems-of-systems approach to securing, advancing and synchronizing cyber defense activities, cyber security, and information management. Dr. Crowe holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Rutgers University, a Master of Science in Engineering Management from New Jersey Institute of Technology, a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, a Cybersecurity Graduate Degree from UMUC and Seton Hall Law training in Cyber Law, Policy and Data Privacy.