
Gary Dunow
Mr. Dunow joined USGIF in 2023 and serves as Vice President for Strategic Development. In this role he collaborates with the rest of the USGIF team to accomplish our mission together. His specific areas of focus are engaging USGIF Working Groups for positive, tangible outcomes that further the goals of the GEOINT community; developing relationships with international counterparts to strengthen the global GEOINT enterprise; and creating a substantively focused message from our members to drive investment in capabilities that advance the GEOINT tradecraft.
Prior to this role, Mr. Dunow served over 37 years in the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. His experience includes a strong mix of operations, policy, and support work across the Global Geospatial Enterprise. He culminated his federal service as the Associate Director for Enterprise and a member of the Executive Committee at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. In this role he was responsible for all aspects of partnership programs, GEOINT requirements development, and Functional Management for the GEOINT discipline. His other roles included leading the Directorates of Analysis, International Affairs, Global Support, and Talent Development. Mr. Dunow received numerous civil service and military awards throughout his career to include the Presidential Rank Award, DoD Superior Service Medal, and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. He is a graduate of the Syracuse National Security Fellows Program and the Defense Department CAPSTONE Program.
Sessions in which Gary Dunow participates
Wednesday 14 May, 2025
The results of the assessment reflected in the 2024 report “Gold Rush: Commercial Remote Sensing Rankings” clearly indicate a duopoly in the market between the United States and China. With the rapidly increasing proliferation of space capabilities across various domains, do nations not represented in the report need to consider prioritizing investment in sovereign capabilities and/or public private partnership with indigenous industry partners to avoid being left behind? This session will dr...