Alan Harbitter
Alan Harbitter is currently a consultant operating under Harbitter Consulting, LLC. In 1985, he co-founded an information technology (IT) services company, PEC Solutions Inc., and was jointly responsible for its growth to a publicly traded company with over 1700 employees. He served as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Operating Officer of that company. In 2005, Dr. Harbitter and his partners negotiated the sale of PEC to Nortel Networks, Inc. Dr. Harbitter’s areas of technical expertise include: information system performance, security, and architecture. His areas of business expertise include small/medium company development and operation.
Dr. Harbitter has over 30 years of diversified experience in IT system analysis, and implementation. Recently, he has been active in homeland security-motivated initiatives to improve information-sharing among state, local, regional, and Federal justice organizations. To that end, he has played a leading role on the Department of Justice “Global” committee that is working to improve the secure sharing of enforcement, investigative, and intelligence information on a nationwide basis.
Other activities and memberships include:
• Distinguished Professor at the George Mason University School of Information Technology and Engineering
• Co-founder of the Washington Area Chief Technology Officers’ Roundtable
• Founding chairman of the Board of Visitors for the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences
• Board member and Trustee of the Arc of Northern Virginia (an advocacy organization for the mentally and physically handicapped).
• Board member of the Medical Care for Children Partnership (MCCP) Foundation
• Winner of a “Fed 100” award in 2008 for contributions toward enhancing secure information sharing with the nation’s justice community.
• Founding member of the Integrated Justice Information System (IJIS) Institute
Dr. Harbitter received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University, his master’s degree in computer science from the University of Maryland (UMD), and his doctorate in computer science from George Mason University (GMU). At GMU, his research concerned information security and, specifically, authentication in large and wireless networks. He is well published in the area.
