Kelli Ogborn
ABOUT ME
Kelli Kedis Ogborn is president and CEO of H.S. Dracones LLC—a consulting firm specializing in innovation strategy and technology integration. In this capacity she helps companies create and implement their business development goals specializing in narrative building to communicate technological value and impact, matching capabilities to the correct customer, identifying key stakeholders, and building coalitions to foster and influence discussions around technology and its broader market applications. Prior to founding H.S. Dracones, she served as the director of business development for Perceptronics Solutions Inc. and as a congressional liaison for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) providing advice to senior leadership and technical offices on Congressional engagement strategies to maintain the agency’s position and reputation as a premier science and technology organization. Kelli holds a master’s degree in government and security studies from Johns Hopkins University, a certificate in public policy from the Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, and a bachelor’s degree in international security and conflict resolution from San Diego State University.