Veronica Daigle
InvestorPresident, National Security Practice; Partner at Red Cell Incubation
United States
About
Veronica Daigle is President of Red Cell's National Security Practice and a Partner at the firm. She previously worked in Boeing's Legislative Affairs and Government Operations, and earlier served as the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness at the Department of Defense, along with other DoD and OMB roles beginning in 2008. Before her federal service she spent nearly a decade in the financial sector working on securities lending performance benchmarks. She holds a BA in Philosophy from Fordham University and a Master's in Political Science/International Affairs from George Mason University.
Invests in
Defense Tech
Experience
- Fordham FoundryAdvisory Council Membercurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Red Cell PartnersPresident, National Security Practicecurrent2024 — present
- Leadership Council for Women in National Security (LCWINS)Chairwoman, Board Membercurrent2023 — present
- BoeingExecutive Director, Legislative Affairs2023 — 2024
- BoeingDirector, Acquisition and Innovation Policy2020 — 2023
- United States Department of DefenseAssistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness2019 — 2020
- United States Department of DefensePrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness2017 — 2019
- Office of Management and BudgetSenior Advisor, National Security2017
- OSD Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation (CAPE)Director, Force and Infrastructure Analysis Division2013 — 2017
- Office of Management and BudgetDefense Health Program Examiner, National Security Division2012 — 2013
- OSD Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation (CAPE)Operations Research Analyst2010 — 2012
- Office of Management and BudgetProgram Examiner2008 — 2010
- George Mason UniversityInstructor2007 — 2008
- THE ASTEC Consulting Group, Inc.Managing Director/Information Systems Manager1993 — 2002
Colleagues at Red Cell Incubation
Alan Shaffer
Senior Advisor, National Security & Healthcare 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
Benjamin Pitman
Operations Associate, Cyber & National Security at Red Cell Incubation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Veronica Daigle?
- Veronica Daigle is President of Red Cell's National Security Practice and a Partner at the firm. She previously worked in Boeing's Legislative Affairs and Government Operations, and earlier served as the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness at the Department of Defense, along with other DoD and OMB roles beginning in 2008. Before her federal service she spent nearly a decade in the financial sector working on securities lending performance benchmarks. She holds a BA in Philosophy from Fordham University and a Master's in Political Science/International Affairs from George Mason University.
- Where does Veronica Daigle work?
- Veronica Daigle is President, National Security Practice; Partner at Red Cell Incubation.
- What does Veronica Daigle invest in?
- Veronica Daigle invests in Defense Tech.
- Where did Veronica Daigle go to school?
- Veronica Daigle studied at George Mason University (Master of Arts - MA, Political Science and Government); Fordham University (Bachelor's degree, Philosophy); Trinity College Dublin (Study Abroad Program).
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