Lisa Sanders
Director, Science & Technology, U.S. Special Operations Command
UPCOMING EVENT
30th Annual SO/LIC Symposium & Exhibition
30th Annual SO/LIC Symposium & Exhibition
Bio
Ms. Lisa R. Sanders is the Director of Science and Technology for Special Operations Forces, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (SOF AT&L), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. She is responsible for all research and development funded activities. Ms. Sanders has over 29 years of civilian Federal service. Ms. Sanders entered Federal Service as an Electronics Engineer at Naval Avionics Center in Indianapolis, Indiana where she served in quality engineering, production engineering and program management. In 1996, she transferred to Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, MD, serving as an Electronics Engineer and Program Manager for the E-2C Hawkeye aircraft. In 2003, she assumed responsibility for the production and modification of the CV-22. During her time at NAVAIR, she managed one of the first Multi-Year Procurements, and executed the modification and delivery of the CV-22 developmental test aircraft. Ms. Sanders transferred to USSOCOM in 2005, where she supported CV-22 production and worked as the Systems Acquisition Manager for the C-130 program in Program Executive Office Fixed Wing managing C-130 projects across the Special Operations Forces inventory. In 2010, Ms. Sanders was promoted to the position of Deputy Director for the Science and Technology Directorate; and in 2011, was assigned to the position of Director, Science & Technology. In 2014, Ms. Sanders left USSOCOM to attend the Defense Acquisition University Senior Service College Fellowship in Aberdeen, MD. She graduated in 2015, and was assigned to Headquarters, Air Force serving as the chair of the Air Force Capability Development Working Group. In 2016, she was selected as a Defense Intelligence Senior Leader. Ms. Sanders has two children and one grandchild.