David C. Lucien was founder and CEO of DCL Associates, an entrepreneur, investor and patriot. Since 1990, Mr. Lucien has served as an advisor or director for various consulting or information technology companies providing strategic advisory services and from time to time, assists various equity funds in the review of current and potential portfolio companies that focus on information technology services, federal services, telecommunications, and the Internet. Mr. Lucien has an extensive background in information technology within both the commercial and government sectors including federal, state, and local government markets. He has held several senior-level executive positions for private and public technology companies involved in consulting and information technology, including; manufacturing, services, and systems integration. A strong advocate for veteran employment initiatives and a founder and most recently Co-Chair of the NVTC’s Veteran Employment Initiative. Established a partnership between Monster World Wide, NVTC and the Computer Technology Association to launch a national jobs initiative for the veteran community called USTechVets.org. Mr. Lucien is Chairman Emeritus of the Center for Innovative Technology, Chairman Emeritus of The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority, is a founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, Chairman Emeritus of the Virginia Technology Council, is a recipient of both the Earle C. Williams Award for Leadership in Technology and the 2014 Federal 100 Award, for making an impact within the federal IT community.