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George Barnes

Investor

President of Red Cell Partner's Cyber Practice; Partner at Red Cell Incubation

McLean, Virginia, United States

About

George C. Barnes is President of Red Cell Partners' Cyber Practice and a Partner at the firm, where he leads new incubations focused on cybersecurity across commercial and government sectors and oversees the firm's cyber investment strategy. Before Red Cell, he served as Deputy Director of the U.S. National Security Agency from 2017 to 2023, acting as the agency's chief operating officer over a 36-year NSA career. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland.

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Invests in

CybersecurityDefense Tech

Experience

  1. Red Cell PartnersPresident, Red Cell Partners Cyber Practicecurrent2023 — presentMcLean, Virginia, United States
  2. Institute for Defense AnalysesConsultantcurrent2024 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
  3. HawkEye 360Member of the Board of Advisorscurrent2026 — presentVirginia, United States
  4. Billington CyberSecurityMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2025 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  5. PeratonMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2024 — presentVirginia, United States
  6. National Security AgencyDeputy Director2017 — 2023Ft. George G. Meade, MD
  7. National Security AgencyNumerous1987 — 2023Ft. George G. Meade

Education

  1. University of MarylandBachelor of Science - BS, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering1981 — 1986

Same school

Also attended University of Maryland148

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Shared employers

Also worked at Institute for Defense Analyses2

Rob CarlsonManaging Director at BioeconomyRick LedgettManaging Director at Paladin Capital Group

Also worked at HawkEye 36011

Victor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture PartnersKirsten Bartok TouwCo-Founder & Managing Partner at NEW VISTA CAPITALPeter BordesManaging Partner at Trajectory VenturesLudwig SchulzeBoard Director at Alumni VenturesRichard WellsManaging Director at Insight PartnersMark SpotoManaging Partner at Razor's Edge Ventures

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Also worked at Peraton1

Ravi DankanikoteChief Growth Officer at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

Also worked at National Security Agency11

William P. CrowellInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersJohn KeefeFormer Cyber & Space Leader, National Security Agency, National Security Council, & NASA at NEW VISTA CAPITALDavid EndlerGeneral Partner & Co-Founder at Runtime VenturesRon GulaPresident at Gula Tech AdventuresLt. Gen. (Ret) Kenneth A. MinihanManaging Director (Emeritus) at Paladin Capital GroupLawrence GreenbergVenture Partner at Motley Fool Ventures

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Colleagues at Red Cell Incubation

Alan Shaffer
Senior Advisor, National Security & Healthcare at Red Cell Incubation
Aly Carbaugh
Junior Analyst at Red Cell Incubation
Amanda Aguayo
Co-Founder, Hunted Labs at Red Cell Incubation
Aniqua Bokhari
Legal Counsel at Red Cell Incubation
Anne Powers
Executive Assistant at Red Cell Incubation
Arianna Urekew
Senior Operations Associate, National Security at Red Cell Incubation
Ava Thompson
Marketing Associate at Red Cell Incubation
Barrett Yates-Mack
Chief Financial Officer at Red Cell Incubation