Teresa Shea is Executive Vice President and Director of Technology at In-Q-Tel, where she focuses on accelerating cutting-edge technologies into the Intelligence Community to protect and preserve national security. Ms. Shea joined IQT after her career with the National Security Agency, where she served in numerous key positions including as the director of signals intelligence. She is the recipient of several honors including the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service, the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, and two Presidential Distinguished Rank Awards. Teresa is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology (BSEE) and Johns Hopkins University (MSEE)