Kristopher Gardner

Director of Science and Technology Protection

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E)

Mr. Kristopher E. Gardner is the Director for Science and Technology (S&T) Protection in the S&T
Program Protection Office in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
Engineering. Mr. Gardner is responsible for developing options to protect emerging S&T to maintain
Department of Defense (DoD) technical advantage. He generates DoD S&T protection policy and
ensures its consistent implementation across the Department. He has extensive experience with the
Office of the Secretary of Defense and U.S. Army S&T community, including responsibility for S&T
protection, research and development, and integration and cooperation with the Intelligence
Community. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of
Virginia.

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