Event Speakers

David Lawrence
Senior Business Development Analyst
Lockheed Martin Corporation

David Lawrence is a Senior Business Development Analyst within Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics, Advanced Development Programs (The Skunk Works), in Palmdale, California. Mr. Lawrence and the Business Development team work across the Department of Defense, the Aeronautics Company and the Lockheed Martin Corporation to analyze and promote advanced conceptual business opportunities. He was the Business Development Capture Lead for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ successful pursuit of the DARPA ISIS Program and is currently the Lockheed Martin Capture Lead for the new Army Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV).

Mr. Lawrence’s Air Force career included flying assignments in RF-4, F-111 and the SR-71 and staff assignments in Air Force Space Division and the National Reconnaissance Organization. As a staff officer, he was responsible for managing the budget and schedule for the initial deployment of the Global Positioning System and integrating strategic reconnaissance missions into a global processing and dissemination network Mr. Lawrence defined and implemented advanced communications architectures for the U-2 Program and other Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) applications. He co-chaired the Lockheed Martin’s efforts to define connectivity for future Global Strike Options and Air and Space Connectivity Architectures.

Mr. Lawrence has a diverse background in the Air Force, the National Reconnaissance Office and the aerospace defense industry in program management, engineering management and strategic planning. His primary mission areas of focus include Strategic Reconnaissance, Tactical Reconnaissance, Communications and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR).

Mr. Lawrence received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute and a Master of Science degree in Business Management from Troy State University.

Mr. Lawrence grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia, and now resides in Southern California with his wife Pam and his two sons.