40 Under 40 Award Winners
The AFCEA 40 Under 40 Award is given to 40 individuals ages 40 or under for their significant contributions in a technical science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field by providing innovation, thought leadership, and support to their client or organizations using information technology (IT). Note that nominations for the 2022 award will open in February 2022 for a six week period.
40 Under 40 Nomination Information and Tips for Success
AFCEA's 40 Under 40 Award Winners for 2021
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Amanda Arnold |
Katie Keegan |
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Jennifer Bonner |
Adam Koros |
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Dr. Bow-Nan Cheng |
Lt Col Emmanuel Matos, USAF |
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Tommy Chiu |
Dr. Brian Mazanec |
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TSgt Joseph Craig, USAF |
Maretta Morovitz |
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Shawn Cressman |
Bryant Noel |
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TSgt Brian Duenas, USAF |
Dr. Douglas Orellana |
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Dave Fries |
Kasey Ortoski |
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Capt Courtney Gallagher, USAF |
Aleksey Panasyuk |
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John Goodson |
David Peterson |
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Dr. Patrick Grames |
Chris Reichert |
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Janelle Green |
SMSgt Wade Ritz, USAF |
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Capt Jonathan Harbin, USA |
Alberto Rodriguez |
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Andrew Howard |
Dr. Sarah Ruiz |
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Luke Howe |
Dr. Danny Sava |
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Erik Hunstad |
Anishi Scott |
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David Seth Hunter |
Heath Starr |
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Marqus Hutchinson |
Marc Steining |
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Caitlin Johnson |
Andres Virgen |
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Ali Kavianpour |
Chris Wilkinson |
AFCEA's 40 Under 40 Award Winners for 2020
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Zain Ahmed |
Dr. Kerianne Hobbs |
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William Alderson |
Therese Holland |
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Sean Boucek |
Jennifer Hoover |
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MSgt Robert D Brooks Jr USAF |
Matthew Kasberg |
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Michael Chahinian |
Maj Brian Kerg USMC |
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Ryan Connell |
Nicole King |
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Toumani Dalmida |
Brandon Lester |
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Melissa DeLuca |
Dr. Edlyn Levine |
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Andrew Diedrick |
Rachel Anne Irvine Link |
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Krystin Fakalata |
PhD Lisa Lucia |
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Kevin Fay |
TSgt Courtney Maikowski USAF |
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Ruben Gavilan |
Dr. Miriam Marwick |
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Jason W. Glavich |
Dr. Raoul Ouedraogo |
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MSgt Darius A. Harper, USAF |
Dr. Michael Owen |
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Jamie Hill |
Maj Gilberto Perez, USAF |
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Matt Reeves |
JD, MBA, MGM David Talenfeld |
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First Lieutenant Brandon Russell, USAF |
Dr. Charles Thomas Jr. |
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MSgt Jason Silvers, USAF |
Erica Thompson |
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SMSgt Malik Skeete Sr USAF |
Quynh Tran |
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Nathan Swab |
Jason Yakencheck |
AFCEA's 40 Under 40 Award Winners for 2019
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Shaun Bierweiler |
Alexander Bores |
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Michael Borohovski |
Hillary Boyce |
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Ainsley Braun |
Nicolas Chadwick |
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Meredith Drennan |
Lee-Anne Edwards |
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SSgt Tajah Goins, USAF |
Robert Hoffman |
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Brandon T. Jones |
Zachary Kaminski |
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Kristine Kilgore |
Clifford Kim |
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SMSgt Brandon Lambert, USAF |
Matthias Lenz |
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Raphaela Lorsbach |
Robert Ludwig |
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Brad Mascho |
Jacquie McKinney |
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Mark McLarnon |
Dr. Jennifer Miller |
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Anu Myne |
MAJ Uchenna Njoku, USA |
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SSgt Jacqueline L. Pablo, USAF |
Darryl Peek |
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LT Jonathan Puing, USCG |
Adam Rison |
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Joe Rohner |
Curtis Ruck |
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James Soliday |
Matt Steenman |
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Sam Stollar |
Dr. Alexander Stolyarov |
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Juan Toves |
Dr. Mark Veillette |
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MSgt John Walker, USAF |
Lilian Werning |
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Carolyn Winters |
Ryan Winters |
AFCEA's 40 Under 40 Award Winners for 2018
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Major Joshua Aultman, USAF |
IT1 Ermine Bulls, USN |
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Perry Chaffee VP of Strategy WWPass Lexington-Concord Chapter |
Alex Chin Co-Founder, President, and CTO Anthem Engineering Central Maryland Chapter |
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Chris DeMay Founder & CTO HawkEye 360 Northern Virginia Chapter |
Ben Denton, Ph.D Technical Director, Cybersecurity DESE Research, Inc. Huntsville Chapter |
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Christina Epstein Technical Staff, ISR Systems and Architectures MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington-Concord Chapter |
Greg Fitzgerald |
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Jason Frye Computer Engineer Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Montgomery Chapter |
Dan Gabriel CEO AM LLC Northern Virginia Chapter |
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Jason Garcia |
Jay Garcia Veterans Program Team Lead Fortinet San Diego Chapter |
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Rebekah Getz Sr. Engineer EWA Government Systems Washington D.C. Chapter |
Stephen Gillotte President & CEO Reinventing Geospatial, Inc. Washington D.C. Chapter |
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Blake Hall Founder & CEO ID.me Northern Virginia Chapter |
Ryan J. Hayes President Inflow Alamo Chapter |
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Dr. Andrew Heo |
Derek Hess |
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James Hornage Chief Architect PCI Strategic Management, LLC Central Maryland Chapter |
Dr. Tim Junio Co-Founder & CEO Qadium San Francisco Chapter |
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Dr. Ala' Khalifeh Electrical & Communication Eng. Department Head German Jordanian University Jordan Chapter |
Ryan Lewis Deputy Director, CosmiQ Works Vice President, In-Q-Tel Northern Virginia Chapter |
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Brent Lillard CEO GovSmart Northern Virginia Chapter |
Dr. Pedro Machado |
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Dr. Solange Massa Postdoctoral Research Fellow Stanford University Argentina Chapter |
Marcus Neal Enterprise Architect SOCOM/Jacobs Tampa Chapter |
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Dr. Francisco Nina Rente CEO/Head of Business Dognaedis/Prosegur Cybersecurity Division Portugal Chapter |
Tom Northardt, Ph.D. Senior Electrical Engineer MIKEL Inc. Lexington-Concord Chapter |
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TSgt Bradley H. Pike II, USAF Section Chief, Network Operations 50th Communications Squadron Rocky Mountain Chapter |
Dr. Benjamin Poole Department Head The MITRE Corporation Lexington-Concord Chapter |
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Daniel Pressel Sr. Principal, Solutions Architect CSRA Northern Virginia Chapter |
SSgt Cesar Salilican, USAF |
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Robert Sanchious CEO SHR Consulting Group Northern Virginia Chapter |
MSgt Brandy L. Silvers, USAF Flight Chief, Aviation Resource Management System Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Montgomery Chapter |
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1Lt Jacob Singleton, USAF PM, Center for Rapid Innovation Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate Albuquerque Chapter |
Abdul Subhani President and CEO Centex Technologies Phantom Corps Chapter |
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Dr. Vivek Taneja Co-Founder/President Dynamo Technologies, Inc. Bethesda Chapter |
Steven Turner Director of Technology Chesapeake Technology International Rocky Mountain Chapter |
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LCDR Jonathan White, USCG |
George Zoulias Founder & CEO Perfecta Northern Virginia Chapter |
AFCEA's 40 Under 40 Award Winners for 2017
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Austin Adams |
Brent Ahlers Client Director Gartner Dayton - Wright Chapter |
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Eric Anderson Director of Business Development Rigil Corporation Northern Virginia Chapter |
Dr. Joao Annes Manager Quidgest Portugal Chapter |
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CPT Christopher Apsey, USA Deputy Director, Cyber Technical College U.S. Army Cyber School Augusta - Fort Gordon Chapter |
Clinton Austin U.S. Special Operations Command Jacobs Technology Tampa Chapter |
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Jason Becerra Federal Sales Rubrik Silicon Valley Chapter |
Christopher Bock |
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Dr. Francesca D'Arcangelo Technical Staff, Homeland Protection Systems MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington - Concord Chapter |
Jeff Engle Vice President, Government Sector United Data Technologies South Florida Chapter |
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Jonathan Evans |
Christopher Dean Fairley Jr. Student Resource Coordinator Miller - Motte College Delta Education Corporation North Carolina Chapter |
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Dr. Emily Fenn Technical Staff MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington - Concord Chapter |
Alyssa Feola Cyber Security Engineer USAF/AFLCMC Lexington - Concord Chapter |
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Dr. Vijay Gadepally Technical Staff MIT Lincoln Laboratory Lexington - Concord |
Matthew Goertz Segment Lead Solution Design & Transition BWI Informationstechnik GmbH Bonn E.V. Chapter |
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Brian Harrell |
Daniel Heupel |
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MSgt Shamar Jones, USAF NCOIC, Authorized Service Interruptions Manager Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) - Pacific Hawaii Chapter |
SSgt Nathaniel Juarez, USAF NCOIC, Cyber Operations Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Turkey Kaiserslautern Chapter |
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Greg Kamigawachi President and CEO Phoenix Operations Group Central Maryland |
Ashley Kee CEO BMK Secure Solutions Northern Virginia Chapter |
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Alex Kreilein Managing Partner SecureSet Accelerator Rocky Mountain Chapter |
Nicholas Little |
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Jordan Loeb CTO Frontier, Inc. Belvoir Chapter |
Jessica McCain Senior Cyber Threat Analyst United States Strategic Command Greater Omaha Chapter |
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Christopher McGrath Sr. Project Manager Highlight Technologies Northern Virginia Chapter |
Jesse Nielsen Managing Partner Synertex Northern Virginia Chapter |
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MSgt Brianna Oberg, USAF Project Integraton Manager Headquarters Air University Montgomery Chapter |
Robert Riley, Jr. Senior Electronics Engineer Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate Erie Canal Chapter |
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Paul Sanchez President and CEO Government Tactical Solutions, LLC Northern Virginia Chapter |
Daniel Schulman |
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Rob Smith Incident Response and Threat Intelligence Analyst PriceWaterhouseCoopers UK London Chapter |
Timothy Sorbera Software Engineer Diligent Consulting, Inc. Alamo Chapter |
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Cait von Schnetlage, MBA CEO Full Suite Solutions Northern Virginia Chapter |
Rebecca Unetic Director of Strategy Fuse Integration San Diego Chapter |
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Dan Walters Principal Digital/Microelectronics Hardware Engineer The MITRE Corporation Lexington - Concord Chapter |
Roy White President and CEO Diverse Concepts, Inc. Central Maryland Chapter |
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Lisa Wiswell |
MSgt Carlton Young, USAF Superintendent, Network Control Center AFLCMC/Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate Montgomery Chapter |
We hope each nominee will continue their involvement with AFCEA. If there are any questions about how to get involved, please email youngafcea@afcea.org.
