J. Neil Birch

Dr. Birch "received his Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from The Catholic University of America in 1965. He has served as Division Chief at National Security Agency (NSA) and Chief Scientist for the U.S. Navy for Telecommunications Command and Control Systems. He became the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Communications, Command, and Control of Intelligence programs for the U.S. Military Services. In 1979, he left the Pentagon to form Birch Associates, Inc., assisting U.S. and foreign corporations and governmental operations in activities relating to electronic communications, security, and surveillance. He served on a number of U.S. Government defense-oriented committees and participated as a member of the board of directors for several high technology firms. Dr. Birch is also a Senior Vice President and the Chief Technical Officer for Samanco International Ltd. In addition to receiving two distinguished civilian service awards while in the U.S. Government, Dr. Birch was elected Fellow of the Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers in 1986 for his contributions to U.S. Military Communications. He has been an expert witness on several communications legal cases. He is co-inventor and patent holder for a technique to counter cellular telephone fraud."

• Advisory Board, Homeland Venture Partners