Greg Gardner is the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for the Intelligence Community (IC). In this role, Mr. Gardner assists the CIO in developing the information sharing and management systems that enable an integrated, agile intelligence enterprise that protects America and acts by its values.

Mr. Gardner joined the ODNI on 20 April 2009 from Oracle Corporation where for five years he was Vice President of Homeland Security Solutions and Public Sector Strategy. 

Previously, Mr. Gardner served in the United States Army, retiring in 2004 as a Colonel with 30 years of commissioned service. During his final military assignment, Mr. Gardner was responsible for Joint Command and Control in the Command, Control, Communications, and Computers Directorate of the Joint Staff.  In this role, he developed the prototype of the Joint Protected Enterprise Network (JPEN) that enables force protection information to be securely shared amongst Defense Department organizations.
Mr. Gardner’s military assignments include leadership positions in infantry, airborne, and ranger units and command of the 1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, and the 3rd United States Infantry (The Old Guard).

His staff assignments include service as Operations Officer, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division (Light) during Operation JUST CAUSE in Panama, G3, 25th Infantry Division (Light) in Hawaii, Executive Officer to the Commander in Chief, Pacific Command, and Chief of Staff, Ministry of National Security and Defense, Coalition Provisional Authority, Baghdad, Iraq.

Mr. Gardner, a 1974 graduate of the United States Military Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, also holds Master’s Degrees in Industrial Relations / Personnel Management from The Krannert School, Purdue University, Military Art and Science from the Army’s School of Advanced Military Studies, and Strategy and Policy from the Naval War College.  Mr. Gardner is a PhD candidate in IT Management at Capella University.  He is a Certified Information Security Systems Professional.
Mr. Gardner served as a consultant to the Defense Science Board from 2005 to 2008 and chaired the Association for Enterprise Integration (AFEI) working group that produced cross-industry position papers on Service Oriented Architectures and Shared Services for the CIO of the Department of Defense.  In April 2009, Mr. Gardner co-authored a Joint Forces Quarterly article entitled, “Gangs, Drugs, Terrorism – and Information Sharing.”

He is a member of the Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association (AFCEA) and the Association of the United States Army (AUSA).