Accelerate Classified Missions with Oracle Cloud
Mark Andress
Global Vice President, Government Defense and Intelligence
Mark was the CIO of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from 2019 to 2023. Under his leadership, the team integrated one of the world’s most advanced space and airborne sensors to support imagery analysts, data scientists, and cartographers at over 200 global locations.
Prior to NGA, he reported directly to the Chief of Naval Operations in the Pentagon leading the Navy’s $16 billion per year investment portfolio of unmanned systems, intelligence, space, IT, cyber, communications, and electronic warfare.
Mark brings his many years of national security leadership experience across the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense to Oracle. In his role at Oracle, he will help customers identify the right cloud, data and edge technology to accelerate mission success.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University and Master of Engineering Management from George Washington University.
Prior to NGA, he reported directly to the Chief of Naval Operations in the Pentagon leading the Navy’s $16 billion per year investment portfolio of unmanned systems, intelligence, space, IT, cyber, communications, and electronic warfare.
Mark brings his many years of national security leadership experience across the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense to Oracle. In his role at Oracle, he will help customers identify the right cloud, data and edge technology to accelerate mission success.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University and Master of Engineering Management from George Washington University.
Steve Derr
Vice President, Cloud Operations and Engineering
Steve leads the Cloud Operations & Engineering Team for Oracle’s Government Defense and Intelligence team headquartered in Reston, VA. His team is responsible for leveraging Oracle’s innovative technology across the full spectrum of cloud, software, engineered systems, compute and storage to enable the world’s best intelligence capability for the US Government. Exclusively focusing on the Intelligence Community and DoD ISR mission allows his team to closely partner with agencies to solve their most important challenges that directly impact mission success.
Steve has led efforts to deploy Oracle’s Cloud Regions to support Secret, Top Secret, SCI and SAP mission critical government workloads. He has supported all aspects of the deployment including ICD705 Data Center construction, Oracle Cloud Deployment, and ongoing Cloud Operations.
Steve has led efforts to deploy Oracle’s Cloud Regions to support Secret, Top Secret, SCI and SAP mission critical government workloads. He has supported all aspects of the deployment including ICD705 Data Center construction, Oracle Cloud Deployment, and ongoing Cloud Operations.