DoD Announces U. S. Representative to NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) Initiative

The Section of Protection announced that Jeffrey David Singleton, U.S. principal member and head of delegation to the NATO Science and Technological innovation Board, will serve as the United States’ agent to the Board of Administrators for the NATO DIANA Initiative. Singleton’s appointment follows the election of Barbara McQuiston, the past U.S. consultant to NATO DIANA, as the initiative’s board chair.

The NATO DIANA Initiative will bring defense personnel together with the Alliance’s very best and brightest start off-ups, scientific scientists, and technology corporations to fix crucial defense and protection issues. Innovators collaborating in DIANA’s packages will acquire entry to its network of dozens of accelerator web pages and examination facilities throughout extra than 20 Allies.

“Jeff Singleton will be an extraordinary addition to the NATO DIANA Board,” claimed Heidi Shyu, DoD Main Technologies Officer. “His history and expertise in encouraging to push science and technological innovation cooperation with NATO companions is just what is desired to assistance DIANA thrive. Jeff also knows the US DoD, acquiring served as a senior engineering govt for the Army. I am happy with his range and am sure he will keep on to exceed expectations.”

Singleton’s substantial background in science and technological innovation investigation and oversight spans more than a few a long time of elementary study, superior technological know-how development. and acquisition.  As the U.S. principal and head of delegation to the NATO Science and Technological know-how Board, Singleton serves as the science and technological know-how lead for the DoD method for NATO/global partnerships. In this position, he has led coordination for U.S. scientific attempts through the initial stage of COVID-19 response, pinpointing attempts to leverage and repurpose ongoing exploration, prototyping, and experimentation across the U.S. govt. He also oversaw attempts to aid incentivize the personal sector by prize competitions and problems