Bob Gourley

About

Bob Gourley is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of OODA LLC, a leading cybersecurity and technology due diligence consultancy that publishes the influential OODAloop.com platform, delivering actionable intelligence on global security, disruptive technologies, AI risks, and strategic decision-making to business leaders and government officials. A retired naval intelligence officer with operational tours in Europe and Asia, Gourley pioneered cyber threat intelligence as the first Director of Intelligence for the Department of Defense's Joint Task Force-Computer Network Defense and later served as CTO of the Defense Intelligence Agency, earning recognition as one of InfoWorld's top 25 most influential CTOs and Washingtonian's "Tech Titans." Author of the acclaimed book "The Cyber Threat," which draws on his direct experiences countering adversaries in cyberspace, he advises boards on enterprise IT optimization, speaks frequently on AI challenges and cyber defense, and continues to bridge intelligence insights with modern technological innovation through OODA's research, events like OODAcon, and the OODAcast podcast.