Dr. Livingston was first appointed into the Senior Executive Service (SES) in 2013, where he served as the Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Intelligence & Analysis (OIA) for the Transportation Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security. Prior to that executive appointment, he had been temporarily appointed to a DISL level position as the Executive Intelligence Analytical lead for Intelligence, Vetting and Security at TSA OIA.
Dr. Livingston was appointed as the Senior Director of Security, Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy (Policy), in January 2017. As such, he is responsible to the DUSN (P) to develop collaboratively and issue effective security policy; ensure comprehensive oversight of policy compliance; oversee and advocate for DON resourcing of the DON Security Enterprise; and promote cross-functional and enterprise-wide security integration.
Prior to this appointment, his executive leadership role with TSA was to serve as the TSA Chief Risk analytical leader, providing leadership, vision, and direction for risk management activities across TSA by leading long-range strategic risk planning and risk management efforts; integrating risk management activities across all TSA functions; establishing common risk management standards, techniques, and tools; and ensuring alignment of individual office risk management efforts and strategic plans.
As a senior security and intelligence expert for the Office of Naval Intelligence, Dr. Livingston championed efforts to collaborate across the Intelligence Community on issues of national importance. He served as the primary command interface to external organizations, and evaluated and recommended state-of-the-art analytic capabilities to enhance ONI’s analysis in support of command missions, functions, and tasks. He provided timely analytic leadership to ONI’s senior leaders and communicated ONI’s interests, equities, and requirements to other organizational leadership.
Before joining ONI, Dr. Livingston was a corporate executive. He has extensive private sector experience in operational support to wartime efforts in ISR and intelligence support to warfighters. He deployed to Iraq seven times over a two-year period where he focused on counter-IED and counter-sniper activities and provided combat leadership for a team of civilian, military, and contract warfighters in pursuit of enemy combantants. He is a graduate of numerous advanced intelligence analysis, briefing and critical thinking courses from the intelligence community.
Dr. Livingston’s past work includes service to his country as a United States Marine Corps Intelligence Officer, Federal Law Enforcement service as a Supervisory Special Agent at the Pentagon, Senior Nuclear Reactor Specialist at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Director of Corporate Intelligence Programs, Northrop Grumman.
Dr. Livingston’s 37 years of government service include 21 years of military service with assignments at US Special Operations Command, JSOC, DEVGRU, and US Forces Korea, and service with all three elements of the Fleet Marine Forces—ground, air, and logistics— and as a USMC Drill Instructor. He has served as an enlisted Marine, NCO, SNCO, Warrant Officer, LDO, and Commissioned Officer. Military awards include Defense Meritorious Medal and numerous personal and service awards. He is a graduate of University of Maryland, University College, where he earned a BS in Psychology, an MSc in Human Resource Management, and a MBA, and a Doctorate in Management.
Dr. Livingston has received several awards and meritorious citations, including US Navy Civilian Superior & Civilian Meritorious Service Medals, two CIA JMUCs, and the Director of National Intelligence Exceptional Achievement Medal, was nominated for the George Washington Spymaster Award in 2014. He is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute’s (FEI) Leadership for a Democratic Society, and graduate of the ONI Senior Executive Development Program.