Charles (Charlie) Sowell is the founder and CEO at SE&M Solutions in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Charlie has 22 years in the industry from the intelligence analyst to CEO level in small, medium and large businesses. He served in the federal government as the Deputy Assistant Director for Special Security and Program Executive for Security Clearance Reform at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). He established and led the DNI’s Security Executive Agent national policy and oversight office responsible for the $5B+ USG security clearance enterprise. Charlie is a subject matter expert on personnel vetting activities and initiatives across government, including Trusted Workforce 2.0, the Performance Accountability Council Program Management Office (PAC PMO), and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). He has been a member of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) Security Policy Reform Council (SPRC) since 2013. He served as the Professional Services Council (PSC) representative to the National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC). Charlie retired from the Navy as a Commander in 2015 following 27 years of active duty and reserve assignments as a Commanding Officer, Executive Officer, Operations Officer, Intelligence Officer, NCIS Agent and Intelligence Specialist (enlisted). He received his Bachelor of Arts in International Studies with Honors from Old Dominion University and his Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the Joint Military Intelligence College (now National Intelligence University). He completed the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business Executive Program “Leading the IC” in 2012. Charlie and his family live in Camp Hill, PA.