About
AT A GLANCE:
President, Level Up, LLC
RESEARCH AREAS:
• Cyber security and warfare
• International Cyber Policy Development
BIOGRAPHY:
Garrett Melich currently serves as President of Level Up, LLC, a Virginia-based small
business focusing on cyber security, all-source research and analysis, big data analytics,
and information technology consulting. Previously, he served as Director of Business
Development for Leidos, a technology company located outside of Washington, DC. Garrett
developed and implemented business and engagement strategies that brought cutting-edge
cyber technologies to the Intelligence Community. He retired from the Central Intelligence
Agency in 2022 after serving nearly 24 years in a variety of leadership roles, culminating
with his position as the Deputy Director for Cyber and Digital Policy.
Melich’s career included multiple field assignments across Europe, Asia and the Middle East, serving in roles as a HUMINT intelligence officer, an OSINT manager, and a GEOINT analyst. Garrett also played a key role in the establishment of the Agency’s first new directorate in 50 years, the Directorate of Digital Innovation. The DDI brought together cyber, IT infrastructure and data management into the same organization as a means to demonstrate the increased importance these capabilities will have in the intelligence community.
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