Mark J. Gerencser
Mark J. Gerencser is executive vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton, a $6-billion global strategy and technology consulting firm with more than 25,000 employees. He served as managing director of the Global Government Business, leading the public sector business within the U.S. and abroad. He served six terms on the Board of Directors and was a member of the firm's Leadership Team that set the strategic agenda, market strategy, resource allocation, and major investments. He now serves as chairman of the firm's Partnership Committee.
Mr. Gerencser has led Booz Allen's National Security business and created its Homeland Security Practice. He also started the Commercial Enterprise Resilience Practice serving clients in consumer, financial services, energy and healthcare industries. Mr. Gerencser joined Booz Allen Hamilton in 1982 as an entry-level consultant. He was elected to partner in 1995 and senior partner in 2003. He now advises government, private, and non-profit sectors on how to solve complex problems in energy, environment, transportation, and infrastructure.
Mr. Gerencser has had many external leadership roles, including: leading an industry-expert panel addressing NSA's infrastructure resilience; facilitating CEO roundtables addressing the interdependencies between business, trade, and security; hosting a Cyber-Summit for Fortune 1000 and government agency CIOs to create a shared agenda on information privacy and assurance; chairing several technology studies for the Electronics Industries Association to forecast the impact of technological change; leading war games and multi-stakeholder simulations to address port security, bioterrorism, and cybersecurity challenges; and representing industry to several Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) Net Assessment initiatives to help assess U.S. defense readiness.
Mr. Gerencser created the United States National Security Scholarship Program, which works with local universities and the federal government to recruit new talent into the national security community. He was nominated by the White House and confirmed by the Senate (Armed Services Committee) as a member of the National Security Education Board, chaired by the Secretary of Defense. He is a member of Business Executives for National Security (BENS), serves on its Board of Directors and is chairman of its Policy Committee. He is a member of University of Maryland University College's Board of Visitors where, in 2009, he received the President's Medal for his leadership and vision in advancing higher education. He is also on the board of the Security Technology Initiative, which encourages the growth of new technology companies in Maryland. In 2007, Consulting Magazine named Mr. Gerencser one of the top 25 most influential consultants in the world. ExecutiveBiz Magazine named him one of the "Top 10 Game Changers" in Washington, D.C., for 2009 and one of the "Top 20 People to Watch" for 2011.
Mr. Gerencser has appeared on numerous television news programs, including MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, and has also been featured in print media such as the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post. He has written numerous articles on technology—"Artificial Intelligence," "Robotics and Robotic Vehicles," "Toward a Digital Democracy," "Renewing America's Infrastructure"—and its impact on business or national security. His keynote speech at the 2009 Cybersecurity Symposium was recognized as one of "the best thoughts of the best minds on current national questions" by Vital Speeches of the Day. He co-authored a Washington Post best seller entitled, Megacommunities, which defines how leaders in government, private sector and civil society can tackle today's global challenges together.
Mr. Gerencser has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University, College of Engineering and an M.S. in Technology Management from the University of Maryland University College. He enjoys golf, snowboarding, martial arts and fast cars.
