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Dr. Richard B. Andres is a Senior Fellow and Chair of Energy & Environmental Security Policy. As a professor he has served in senior policy positions including Special Advisor to the Commander of Air University and Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Air Force. He has served as a consultant to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Office of Force Transformation, U.S. Strategic Command, the Nuclear Posture Review, the Council on Foreign Relations, and others.
Charles L. Manto is CEO of Instant Access Networks, where he developed a critical infrastructure EMP rating system, EMP-protected rooms to protect critical infrastructure such as communications and power systems, and won R&D grants for the development of EMP-safe microgrids and renewable energy. He led operations for a broadband CLEC, a computer industry start-up and was the lead consultant for broadband deployment strategies for 12 Maryland counties. He won five patents and has others pending.