Mr. Winston A. Beauchamp, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director, Security, Special Program Oversight and Information Protection, Competitive Activities, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Arlington, Virginia.
He leads the Department of the Air Force’s $14 billion Special Access Program portfolio and provides direction, integration and oversight across the Information Protection Enterprise securing the most sensitive information, technologies, and capabilities. He leads the Air Force’s Counter-Insider Threat Hub and the Declassification Office protecting sensitive material from unauthorized access.
Mr. Beauchamp previously served as the Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Air Force. He assisted the Chief Information Officer in leading three directorates: Enterprise Information Technology, Data and Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity; sponsoring 20,000 cyber operations and support personnel around the globe with a portfolio valued at $17 billion.
Mr. Beauchamp also served as the Director, Headquarters Air Force Information Management, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force. In that role, he served as HAF Chief Information Officer and HAF Authorizing Official managing the Air Force Declassification Office, Air Force Publications Distribution Office and Enterprise Solutions Division.
Mr. Beauchamp joined the Air Force in 2015 to serve as both the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space, and the Director, Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor Staff, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this role, he was responsible for integrating and overseeing DoD space capabilities and policies, coordinating with the Intelligence Community, and providing support to the Secretary of Defense on space portfolio decisions. Additionally, as the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space, he was principal support to the Under Secretary of the Air Force and the focal point for space matters and synchronizing activities across the Air Force space enterprise, prior to the establishment of the Space Force as an independent military branch within the Department of the Air Force.
Prior to his Air Force tenure, Mr. Beauchamp served for two decades in a variety of progressively more responsible positions in several agencies of the Intelligence Community. He began his career in the National Security field in 1992 as a systems engineer with General Electric Aerospace. He worked in a number of assignments with GE and Lockheed Martin Corporation before joining the federal government as an intelligence operations specialist.
EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.
1995 Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University, Pa.
2002 Intelligence Community Senior Leadership Program, Washington, D.C.
2006 APEX Department of Defense Senior Executive Orientation Program, Washington, D.C.
2010 Capstone Military Leadership Program, Washington, D.C.
2021 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar, Warrenton, Va.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1992–1996, Systems Engineer, General Electric/Lockheed Martin Corporation, Valley Forge, Pa.
2. 1996–2000, Operations Analyst, Central Imagery Tasking Office, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Springfield, Va.
3. 2000–2001, Senior Technical Advisor for Studies and Analysis, Analysis and Plans Office, NIMA, Chantilly, Va.
4. 2001–2003, Director, InnoVision Frontiers Office, NIMA, Chantilly, Va.
5. 2003–2007, Director, Acquisition Engineering Office, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Reston, Va.
6. 2007–2009, Deputy Technical Executive, NGA, Bethesda, Md.
7. 2009–2011, Technical Executive, NGA, Bethesda, Md.
8. 2011–2012, Deputy Director, Office of Geospatial-Intelligence Management, NGA, Springfield, Va.
9. 2012–2014, Director, Mission Integration Division, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Integration, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, McLean, Va.
10. 2014–2015, Deputy Director, Advanced Capability and Deterrence Panel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, McLean, Va.
11. 2015–2017, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space and Director, Principal Department of Defense Space Advisor Staff, Washington, D.C.
12. 2018–2020, Director, Headquarters Air Force Information Management and Headquarters Air Force Chief Information Officer, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, Arlington, Va.
13. 2020–2021, Associate Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Arlington, Va.
14. 2021–2024, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Arlington, Va.
15. 2024–present, Director, Security Special Program Oversight and Information Protection, Arlington, Va.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2012 Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award
2015 Distinguished Civilian Service Medal from National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
2015 Outstanding Service Award from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
2015 Intelligence Community Medallion
2017 Air Force Exceptional Civilian Service Award
2019 Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award
2015-2024 Senior Executive Service Sustained Superior Performance Awards
(Current as of December 2024)