John T. Lewis

John joined the ASU Fulton Schools team in August of 2023, following his retirement from the Central Intelligence Agency in February of 2023.  He is a proud ASU Alum and essentially grew up on campus, where his father was a faculty member and administrator.

Mr. Lewis was a Senior Intelligence Service Executive Expert in the Directorate of Science & Technology and served with the CIA since 1988.  Mr. Lewis' last role in the CIA was as the Deputy Director and Chief Technology Officer of the CIA Federal Laboratory.  The CIA Federal Laboratory is a chartered member of the Federal Labs Consortium and is focused on enabling and executing research activities and partnerships for the CIA and Intelligence Community.  He is a recipient of the CIA Career Intelligence Medal and held a variety of positions within the Directorate of Science & Technology to include service as a Technical Operations Officer, Program Manager and Senior Scientist.  During his career, Mr. Lewis also served in the Directorate of Operations as a Deputy Chief of Station and Chief of Science & Technology for a DO Division.  Mr. Lewis served in overseas assignments in Europe, South America and other parts of the world.

Mr. Lewis was recognized as a CIA Trailblazer in 2007 for his work in ground-breaking capabilities in support of the CIA Tracking & Locating mission and for his work across the Intelligence Community in the RF MASINT arena.  Mr. Lewis is a 4-time recipient of the DS&T John A. McCone Award for excellence in Science & Technology and is a certified Program Manager and COTR.

Mr. Lewis graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the School of Engineering in 1987 and received a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from George Mason University in 2004.

Mr. Lewis lives in Arizona with his wonderful wife and his amazing daughters.  Mr. Lewis is a jazz trombonist and vocalist who performs with various Big Band Jazz ensembles.

Education
Mr. Lewis graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the School of Engineering in 1987 and received a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from George Mason University in 2004.