Retired Army Major General Pete Gallagher
Pete Gallagher is the Senior Vice President for Programs Support and Solutions of the Platform & Tactical C3I Division for CACI International Inc, a Fortune 500™ company with more than 26,000 employees committed to expanding the limits of national security.
Gallagher joined CACI in July 2021. He leads the integration programs, support and innovative technology solutions for national security customers in the Department of War, Department of Homeland Security, and the Intelligence Community. Gallagher has over three decades of national security experience, including top posts with the Army, Defense Information Services Agency (DISA), the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, and the Special Operations community to shape and deliver technology solutions and expertise that CACI brings to market.
Prior to joining CACI, he served as the Director of the Army Futures Command Network Cross-Functional Team. Since joining the U.S. Army in 1986, he served in a wide range of ascending positions, including Commander of Network Enterprise Technology Command and the Chief Information Officer (CIO)/J6 of United States Central Command.
He commanded troops at the Platoon, Company, Troop, Battalion, Squadron, and Brigade, and Army Direct Reporting Unit levels. His command assignments include United States Special Operations Command units including Commander of the Joint Communications Unit, Battalion Commander for the 112th Signal Battalion, Squadron Commander of a Special Mission Unit. He also served as the Brigade Commander for DISA Central Field Command.
Commissioned as a Distinguished Military Graduate from Pittsburg State University, Gallagher holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University.
Throughout his distinguished career, he earned numerous awards including the Distinguished Service Medal, three Defense Superior Service Medals, four Legions of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and three Bronze Stars. He was twice awarded the Federal Computer Week Magazine Fed 100, inducted in the Pittsburg State University ROTC Hall of Fame, and received the Meritorious Alumni award.