Dr. David Boyd

Dr. David G. Boyd joined the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) upon its establishment in March 2003. Dr. Boyd serves as the Director of the Command, Control and Interoperability (CCI) Division within the Science and Technology Directorate. Dr. Boyd leads multiple cutting-edge research and development (R&D) programs in communications interoperability, cyber security, knowledge management, reconnaissance, surveillance, and investigative technologies, and basic and futures research; his CCI programs and projects comprise a budget of more than $80 million. As one of the earliest members of the Department, Dr. Boyd helped to build the Science and Technology Directorate from the ground up. Before joining DHS, Dr. Boyd served as the Director of Science and Technology for the National Institute of Justice at the Department of Justice, where he oversaw an activity which grew from a budget of $2 million and a staff of four into the single largest law enforcement and corrections technology development activity in the United States. Prior to joining the Civil Service, Dr. Boyd served more than 20 years in the U.S. Army. He has commanded combat, combat support, and training units in the U.S. and overseas, in times of both peace and war. His more than three dozen military awards include the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Champaign, Golden Gate University, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and Walden University. He holds graduate degrees in Management and Public Policy Analysis as well as a doctorate in Decision Sciences, and has published extensively.