Marie O’Neill “Neill” Sciarrone is the CEO and President of Tribal Tech, LLC and its subsidiary, Cowan & Associates, Inc.  Tribal Tech is an American Indian, SBA 8(m), third-party verified, woman-owned small business (WOSB) that provides management and technical services to federal, state, tribal, and corporate clients.

Ms. Sciarrone is an executive leader and successful entrepreneur with over two decades of public and private sector technology, defense, and national security experience. She is Co-founder and former President of Trinity Cyber, Inc., and previously served as a senior executive at BAE Systems Inc. where she developed growth strategy in emerging technologies for the U.S. corporate business, led mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for their $4 billion intelligence and security business, and led the cyber and information sharing profit and loss (P&L) for a mid-size technology firm acquired by BAE.  

Prior to her private sector career, Ms. Sciarrone was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Senior Director for Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Policy. In this capacity she led the Administration’s efforts on cybersecurity, information sharing, and critical infrastructure policy. She also held key roles for the White House Homeland Security Council, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Commerce.

Ms. Sciarrone serves on multiple non-profit boards. She has been recognized as an inaugural Presidential Leadership Scholar and was named one of the “Top 10 Women Power Players in Cybersecurity” by SC Magazine in 2015. Ms. Sciarrone is a graduate of the University of Virginia.