Edward H. Ghafari
Member, Technology Transfer Advisory Board
Edward H. Ghafari is currently the Director of Enterprise Enabling Solutions at SRA International. He heads a unit that supports the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Justice, as well as civil service agencies such as the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).
Mr. Ghafari has more than 20 years of experience in engineering, marketing and management. He directed the architecture and first deployment of DSL technology at Bell Atlantic (now Verizon), where he secured several patents. Mr. Ghafari subsequently led DSL product development and marketing at Efficient Networks, where quarterly revenue grew from $1 million to $100 million during his tenure. The company then staged a successful IPO that climaxed with its acquisition by Siemens AG for more than $1 billion.
Additionally, Mr. Ghafari has worked for SAIC, the CIA’s Office of Research and Development, the Department of the Navy and the University of Virginia in developing various high-end information technology and link analysis tools. He has also worked with various venture capital firms and helped startup companies develop consumer-based fixed wireless products and services. After leaving Efficient Networks, Mr. Ghafari ran a startup that focused on embedded Linux for Internet appliances and electronic devices, which earned design wins from Motorola, Sun Microsystems, Dell, Compaq and others.
A former president and current member of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) for the Washington metropolitan area, Mr. Ghafari is also a member of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE).
Mr. Ghafari earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University, and graduate degrees in information systems and systems engineering from The George Washington University.
