Shawn B. Stith

Shawn B. Stith serves as Chair of the NATO Advisory Committee on GEOINT and IMINT (NACGI), the central coordinating authority for GEOINT and IMINT issues across the Alliance. He assumed these responsibilities in June 2023.

The NACGI advances GEOINT and IMINT capabilities, improves capability integration across all NATO elements, and facilitates contributions of data, products, and analysis by Member Nations to the NATO enterprise. It also advises senior leaders on the full range of GEOINT and IMINT issues.

Prior to this assignment, Mr. Stith led integration efforts across the numerous organizations of the U.S. GEOINT enterprise as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA’s) Director of GEOINT Functional Management. Other NGA leadership assignments included service with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), with Expeditionary Operations, and several assignments within Financial Management.

During a three-year assignment with NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, Mr. Stith led efforts to develop the Afghan Ministry of Interior (MOI) and the operational forces of the Afghan National Police (ANP). Orchestration of training initiatives, integration of contributions, and development of institutional processes were key elements.

Prior to joining NGA’s civilian workforce in 2004, Mr. Stith served a career in the U.S. Marine Corps.