Speakers
Speakers

Gregory L. Bowman is the Chief Strategy Officer of Siemens Government Technologies (SGT), Inc., and the Senior Vice President of the newly formed National Security Solutions business unit, which is focused on the US Intelligence, Law Enforcement and State Department agencies. SGT is the U.S. government arm of the global technology powerhouse Siemens. Prior to joining SGT, Mr. Bowman served in the U.S. Army for more than 25 years—culminating his career as The Strategic Military Law and Policy Advisor and Legislative Counsel to the Secretary of the Army. Chosen to establish the position, he served two Secretaries and two Acting Secretaries of the Army for over seven years working on the most critical national and international issues facing the Army. At SGT, Mr. Bowman has served as Director of Large Integrated Programs (OCONUS), then Deputy/Chief Operating Officer of Energy & Infrastructure followed by Vice President of Strategy, Growth and Partnerships and later, the Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President of Corporate Development. In his current role, he is focused on driving strategic growth by leveraging innovations from across the Siemens global portfolio to support U.S. government customers around the world. A graduate of Longwood University, Mr. Bowman was commissioned in the Army in 1990 and graduated summa cum laude in Pre-Law and was the Distinguished Military Graduate. Following graduation, he was selected for the “Educational Delay” Program to attend the University of Virginia School of Law. He received his Juris Doctorate in 1993 and later received a Master of Military Law and Government Contracting (Honor Graduate) from the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center & School, and a Master of Military Arts and Sciences (Strategy) from the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College. He is a member of the Virginia State Bar and is admitted to practice law before both the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Supreme Court of the United States. A decorated combat veteran, Mr. Bowman’s military positions included the Strategic Military Law and Policy Advisor and Legislative Counsel to the Secretary of the Army; Senior Legislative Counsel, Office of the U.S. Army Chief of Legislative Liaison; Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army Armor Center and Fort Knox, Kentucky; Senior Military Personnel Law Attorney, Office of The Judge Advocate General; Senior Legal Advisor, Governorate Support Team (1st Armored Division-Baghdad); Military Member Judicial Review Committee of Iraq; and served as the first Administrator/Amicus Central Criminal Court of Iraq.
Of note, he was personally awarded the Distinguished Service Medal by the Secretary of the Army in 2016. After retiring from the Army, he asked to serve on the prestigious US Army Science Board, and to later join the Defense Business Board by the Secretary of Defense. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Hope for the Warriors, a national veteran support organization, focused on helping servicemembers and their families cope with the impacts of combat and military service.

Dr. Allan Burman, President of Jefferson Solutions, has been a transformative leader since establishing the government solutions practice in 1996. His leadership has seen Jefferson providing a spectrum of services, including organizational and data analysis, programatic excellence, and acquisition assistance to over 60 government agencies.
Dr. Burman’s distinguished government career includes policy roles in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the White House’s OMB. As the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, he was a pioneer in establishing performance-based contracting and emphasizing outcome-focused federal oversight and execution practices.
His accolades include being a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, past Chairman of the Procurement Round Table, a Board Advisor at NCMA, and a Senior Advisor to Government Executives at the Partnership for Public Service. His educational background is equally notable, with a PhD from George Washington University, a Master’s degree from Harvard, a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Bordeaux, France, and a Bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University.
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