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Air Force Hires JHU Applied Physics Lab NatSec Exec for New ‘Chief Architect’ Role

By Vivienne Machi

Friday, March 8th, 2019

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Air Force Hires JHU Applied Physics Lab NatSec Exec for New ‘Chief Architect’ Role

The Air Force has hired Preston Dunlap, JHU APL's national security analysis executive, as its first 'chief architect.' Photo: JHU APL

The Air Force’s acquisition directorate has created the new position of chief architect to help manage the development of new capabilities through “families of systems,” and has hired Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory’s national security analysis director for the position, the service said March 8. Preston Dunlap officially started in the role this week, the Air Force confirmed in a Friday statement to Defense Daily. “He will create and manage family of systems trade space, design margins, and define…

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