Program Manager
Information Innovation Office
John-Francis Mergen joined DARPA as a program manager in January 2020 to develop, execute, and transition programs in cybersecurity.
Mergen joined DARPA from Raytheon BBN Technologies, where he was chief scientist and a Senior Raytheon Fellow. His responsibilities included maintaining excellence in cybersecurity technology development and providing technical leadership. Prior to his role at Raytheon BBN Technologies, Mergen was the Verizon Federal Networks CTO, responsible for research in the areas of telecommunications and information management. Earlier in his career, Mergen was with Genuity, Alex. Brown & Sons, General Electric, Electronic Data Systems, and SAIC.
He is a private pilot and holds an amateur radio operator advanced class license.
Education
- M.S., Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Concentration in Information Systems - B.S., Electrical Engineering, Yale University
- B.S., Operations Research, Yale University