U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (Ret.) Doug Small has joined the QuSecure Federal Advisory Board. Admiral Small most recently served as the Commander of the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), where he exercised executive leadership over a $6B annual budget and a global workforce of 11,000 professionals. Throughout his 35+-year career in the U.S. Navy, Admiral Small led some of the military’s most complex technical and operational information systems initiatives. From 2020 to 2024, he served as the first Direct Reporting Program Manager for Project Overmatch, a highest-priority effort to complete a generational update to the Navy’s operational architecture, delivering across all domains.
“Doug is an executive leader with a proven track record of driving large-scale innovation and disruptive acquisition strategies within the Department of Defense,” said Brian Cunningham, EVP Strategy & Growth, QuSecure. “He has deep expertise in high-tech systems development and production, cybersecurity leadership, and helping federal agencies navigate the national security landscape. He will be a tremendous resource as we meet growing demand from agencies looking to meet post-quantum requirements and cryptographic agility with operational continuity.”
Prior to NAVWAR, Admiral Small served as the Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS), where he was accountable for the development, delivery, and sustainment of all surface navy sensor, combat, and weapon systems. His expertise in “disruptive acquisition” allowed him to partner across military branches to deliver the first-ever virtualized combat systems and integrated missile launch platforms. He has also chaired NATO and bilateral cooperative programs, and developed strategies that synchronized defense efforts among global allies. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the Naval Postgraduate School, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Marquette University.
