Moderator: Innovation in Position, Navigation, and Timing Resiliency

Roger Teague is vice president of Space, Intelligence, and Missile Defense for Boeing Government Operations, based in Arlington, Va. In this role, he leads Government Operations activities, including core and adjacent business growth, in the areas of satellite and space systems, intelligence, integrated missile defense and cyber-information systems. He is the principal liaison between government and military customers with The Boeing Company’s Space and Missile Systems division.

Teague joined The Boeing Company in August 2017 following 31 years of distinguished service in the United States Air Force, retiring in the rank of Major General. His service spanned a broad range of assignments primarily acquiring, operating and supporting space systems.

Teague commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels, and served on the staffs at Headquarters Air Force Space Command and Headquarters United States Air Force. He commanded the 4th Space Operations Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colorado, where he led his unit during launch and activation of three Milstar communications satellites. Teague also commanded the Space-Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) Space Group and the SBIRS Wing, leading development, launch, and activation of the final Defense Support Program satellite, the first two SBIRS polar-orbiting payloads, and the first SBIRS geosynchronous satellite. In his last assignment, Teague served as Director, Space Programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition at the Pentagon, where he directed development and purchasing on space programs to Air Force major commands, product centers, and laboratories, and represented Air Force positions to Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Congress, and the White House.

Teague holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Central Oklahoma, a Master of Strategic Studies from Air University, and a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is also a former Senior Executive Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Teague has received numerous awards and decorations, including the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal in 2017. He is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and serves as a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Space Technology Industry- Government-University Roundtable.