Colonel (ret’d) Neil Thompson

I am currently Managing Partner of WCGroup.CA, where I direct all operations of WCGroup. Before that, I had a long and distinguished career in the Canadian Armed Forces with more than 44 years in various command and staff positions in the defence, civilian and international intelligence communities. These included a secondment to the Government of Canada Privy Council Office (Cabinet Office) and a Branch Chief on the International Military Staff at NATO Headquarters. I was the first Commanding Officer of the Canadian Forces Joint Imagery Centre and a Defence Intelligence Attaché in the United Kingdom. Upon returning to Canada, I became Director of Intelligence Operations within the Chief of Defence Intelligence Staff. I completed my career as the Director of Geospatial Intelligence. I was responsible for all aspects of Geospatial Intelligence in the Canadian Armed Forces. I have since kept active in the Intelligence and Geospatial Intelligence fields by accepting the position of Managing Director of the WCGroup.