The Honorable Marcel Lettre is the Vice President for National Security Space, Lockheed Martin Government Affairs where he delivers innovative capabilities in intelligence and space capabilities. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, he served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. In this role, he was the top advisor to the Secretary of Defense and to the Director of National Intelligence overseeing $17B and 110,000 personnel across nine agencies and organizations. Mr. Lettre advised four different Secretaries of Defense and ensured execution on matters pertaining to Department of Defense (DoD) operations, strategy, budget, programs, personnel, and organization.
Prior to DoD, he was a Senior National Security Advisor to the Senate Majority Leader and on the staff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence where he handled defense and intelligence-related legislation, appropriations, and confirmations. Previously, he worked as a management consultant and in several national security policy research roles.
Mr. Lettre recently completed service on the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Technology and Intelligence Task Force and a term on the Board of Directors of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA). He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, while also serving on Lockheed Martin’s CEO-chaired Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Council.
His awards include the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal (3) and the French Legion of Honor (Rank of Chevalier) for US-French counterterrorism intelligence sharing initiatives.
EDUCATION
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, M.P.P.
University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude