Speaker's Name
Anthony Smith

Title
Director

Company Name
Department of Navy's HBCU/MI Program

Bio

Mr. Smith is the Director for the Department of the Navy’s (DON) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program that is focused on communicating, coordinating and cultivating relationships of HBCU/MIs within the Department of the Navy’s Naval Research Enterprise. In this capacity, Mr. Smith serves as the Senior Advisor to the Chief of Naval Research and the Department of the Navy on matters relating to strengthening the research capabilities of HBCU/MIs and increasing the number of minorities (undergraduate, graduate and faculty) pursuing internships, fellowships and research related projects with the Department of the Navy. Mr. Smith possesses over 15 years of numerous continually progressive assignments including serving as the Science and Technology (S&T) Director and Director of Future Technology responsible for the developing and transitioning numerous Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and S&T projects totaling more than $100M for PEO LCS, PMS 501. He also served as the Science & Technology Manager/Technical Director supporting the S&T Directorate within PEO SHIPS. Mr. Smith is also a Captain in the United States Naval Reserves.

Session List

Federal Research Funding Opportunities for HBCUs for GFY 2019
Thursday, February 07th 2:30 PM to 3:45 PM Room: Delaware Suite B- Lobby Level