Dawn Meyerriecks, former Deputy Director of the CIA’s Directorate of Science & Technology, the arm responsible for applying advanced technology, scientific expertise, and innovation to the intelligence mission, has joined ROC’s Board of Directors. Her four decades of mission-focused technology leadership reflects ROC’s commitment to sovereign, American-made Identity and Intelligence.

ROC Announces Board Appointment

ROC today appointed Dawn Meyerriecks, former Deputy Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for Science and Technology, to its Board of Directors. Her appointment reinforces ROC’s long-term strategy: building a sovereign, American-made Vision AI platform that unifies biometric identification, video analytics, and mission intelligence into a single operational ecosystem.

Meyerriecks’ track record of operationalizing emerging technologies across complex, multi-domain intelligence and national security programs directly aligns with ROC’s mission to transform Vision AI into next-generation advantage for defense, public safety, and critical enterprise environments.

“Dawn’s extensive tenure with the CIA and DoD redefining, implementing, and executing innovation across our nation’s security programs is surgically aligned with the integrated identity and intelligence platform we are building at ROC. As a distinguished member of our board, Dawn offers a unique combination of experience giving her a robust view of innovative technologies and how ROC’s multimodal Vision AI disrupts and enhances the defense, intelligence, and public safety ecosystems, for the benefit of both government and private enterprise partners.”

B. Scott Swann
Board Member & CEO of ROC

Dawn’s appointment provides strategic perspective at a time when the U.S. and allied partners face unprecedented needs in cross-domain intelligence from biometric identification to real-time video analytics. Her experience maps directly to ROC’s Identity + Intelligence strategy of converging multi-domain, multimodal intelligence and scaling sovereign technology.

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Turning Technology into National Security Advantage

An accomplished mission-driven technologist focused on serving national security demands, Meyerriecks spent more than four decades leading, developing, and implementing advanced technologies for agencies such as:

  • The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
  • The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
  • Various national security and intelligence community partners

“Our national security posture requires intelligence assets that are reliable, extensible, and integrated across all domains of engagement. ROC is addressing this prevalent market need in a unified technology platform. I believe the work that ROC is doing to bring authoritative identity intelligence is at the cutting edge of this technology, helping national security agencies meet emerging needs through its advances in algorithmic efficiency and performance.”

Dawn Meyerriecks
Board Member, ROC

During her tenure as Deputy Director of the CIA’s Directorate of Science & Technology, Meyerriecks oversaw the execution of groundbreaking technical programs, shaped innovation strategies across global mission sets, and helped operationalize next-generation technologies under real-world constraints. Her career includes leadership roles supporting national intelligence, defense modernization, and technology transformation.

About Dawn Meyerriecks

Meyerriecks has served as a board member for public agencies, nonprofit organizations, private companies, and publicly traded corporations. She holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Loyola Marymount University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Business from Carnegie Mellon University, and continues to be recognized as one of the intelligence community’s foremost technologists.

What This Means for ROC

Dawn’s appointment strengthens ROC’s strategic posture as the company scales its sovereign end-to-end Vision AI platform, purpose built for:

  • U.S. military and federal agencies
  • Law enforcement and public safety organizations
  • National ID, border, and forensic intelligence programs
  • High-security enterprises requiring verified identity and situational awareness

Her experience will ensure ROC continues delivering technology that is robust, interoperable, and mission-ready, while guiding the company’s evolution as a force multiplier in the U.S. AI industrial base.