F. Lynwood Givens, PhD

Contact: lynwood(at)lynwoodgivens(dot)com

I hold a summa cum laude bachelor degree in physics, mathematics, and chemistry, along with a MA in physics and a PhD in physics from the University of Texas at Austin. I manage think-tank organizations, lecture, consult, teach technology and science courses, and analyze investments in technology. I retired as Chief Technology Officer of Raytheon Company, the nation’s fifth largest defense contractor, Intelligence and Information Systems Division. Prior I was vice president of research for Space Imaging that launched the world’s first high-resolution imaging satellite and formerly CEO of a medical imaging company and E-Fellow with E-Systems, a national Intelligence skunk-works affiliate. The Governor of Texas appointed me to the Board of Regents for Midwestern State University and Commissioner for the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

My expertise is in directing technology companies and research organizations. Topics range across image processing, satellite operations, semiconductor processing, patent protection, rights in inventions, business plans, and technology analyses. I published two books, The Persuasive Wizard: How Technical Experts Sell Their Ideas to Non-technical Decision Makers and The Fingerprint of God: Physics in the 21st Century. I hold six patents, one trade secret disclosure, and have authored more than forty refereed publications. I am a member of the American Physical Society and I served for years on the University of Texas at Dallas Research Advisory Board. I was instrumental in the acquisition of two companies..

Throughout my career, I held Top Secret, SCI/TS and special access security clearances. I am widely traveled – the Far East, Middle East, Europe, Asia, Central America, and in every state – making thousands of technology presentations to heads of government agencies, intelligence organizations, representatives of government, military officers, investment groups, heads of companies, CEOs, presidents, vice presidents, and all levels of management.

Hobbies include making acoustic guitars, silversmithing, automobile mechanics, riding a few motorcycles, and I even solo skydived several times.