Federal Advisory Board

Jason “Jay” Bonci recently joined Clarity as Senior Vice President and General Manager for their Systems and Data vertical. He's responsible for driving company growth and shaping the future of systems that defend American interests. 

Previously, Bonci served as the Department of the Air Force Chief Technology Officer, where he focused on the adoption, resilience, and strategic technical vision of their Enterprise IT portfolio. Before that, he spent 14 years at Akamai Technologies, leading the design and operation of their public sector portfolio. This included overseeing the Department of Defense's Global Content Delivery Service program, which supported over 2,000 capabilities and underpinned critical DoD initiatives. He also designed and fielded the Shepherd protective domain name service program to protect the Defense Industrial Base and national infrastructure. 

Bonci is passionate about company culture and mission-focused work. At Clarity, he'll concentrate on the tech-informed business operations and personnel, while partnering with the leadership team to drive the company forward. He is excited to continue supporting the warfighter in this new role. 

Paul Craft is a retired U.S. Army Brigadier General and a distinguished cybersecurity executive with over 31 years of leadership experience. A West Point graduate, he holds three master’s degrees and has been formally trained in both military and civilian institutions. Craft was the longest-serving Chief of Cyber for the U.S. Army and Commandant of the Army’s Cyber and Electromagnetic Warfare School, where he was instrumental in recruiting and training elite cyber personnel. He also founded and commanded the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Global Operations Command, overseeing one of the Department of Defense’s largest network and cybersecurity operations centers. 

Throughout his career, Craft has demonstrated expertise in both defensive and offensive cyber operations, including Zero Trust architectures, cloud security, and AI-enabled solutions. He played pivotal roles at U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), where he directed cyber operations across multiple theaters, and at DISA, where he implemented layered defenses for critical global IT infrastructure. His operational experience spans peacekeeping missions in Haiti, armistice operations in Korea, combat deployments in Afghanistan, and humanitarian efforts supporting Afghan refugees. He is also a recipient of awards such as the Gold Order of Thor and the Saint Barbara’s Award. 

Currently, Paul Craft is the founder and CEO of Craft Cyber Group, where he advises companies on strategic goals with a focus on Zero Trust and artificial intelligence technologies.  
 

Dennis P. Dias is the Office of Naval Research Chair of Cyber Science at the U.S. Naval Academy, where he teaches offensive and defensive hacking operations to senior cyber operations majors. A former member of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, he brings a wealth of experience from the military, federal government, and private industry. 

Dias holds a BS from the U.S. Naval Academy, an MS in Computer Systems Management, and a MSS from the US Army War College. Dias's career includes leading the NSA's Office of Analytics and Tradecraft, focusing on big data analysis for intelligence and cybersecurity. He also held key positions within NSA's cybersecurity operations and technology directorate. Before joining the NSA, he worked for IBM and served as a Naval Flight Officer, deploying to various global locations. 

General Lewis was formerly a national security leader serving as Deputy Director for Force Protection, J8, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Pentagon. Responsible for global force protection aligning worldwide personnel, and resources with Department of Defense (DoD) strategic guidance.

Prior to this role, General Lewis served as Director for Strategy, Posture, and Assessments for the United States Air Force aligning global strategy supporting 697,000 members. He also led an elite Joint Staff team supporting worldwide monitoring, crisis action, strategic nuclear and current operational watch functions reporting directly to the highest levels of government.

He has extensive experience building organizational strategy, funding large capital expenditures, managing unions, leading public-private partnerships in highly regulated sectors, and marketing to a cross section of demographics.

He is a decorated Air Force command pilot with over 3,600 flight hours and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service in a combat zone. A distinguished graduate of the Air Force Academy, he earned two master’s degrees with honors from the University of Southern California, and the Air Force Institute of Technology. In 2023, he earned his Ph.D. Education, Health & Behavior Studies from the University of North Dakota. Originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he now resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his family.

John Zangardi is the CEO of Mirtillo Consulting LLC and former CEO and president of Redhorse Corporation. He serves as board director for Symetrica and Qualys, where he is the chair of the compensation committee. John has addressed risk management at the board level and has established cybersecurity subcommittees. Additionally, he is an operating advisor for Crosspoint Capital. Previously, he served on the Forcepoint board and worked at Leidos as a senior vice president responsible for business initiatives and strategic partnerships in key areas such as digital transformation, security products/services, and logistics. 

Zangardi began his career with the U.S. Navy, retiring as a squadron commander. He was then appointed to the Senior Executive Service, serving in various roles including Department of the Navy CIO. He also served as Acting CIO for the Department of Defense. Zangardi concluded his distinguished government career as CIO for the Department of Homeland Security. 

A native of Scranton, Pa., Zangardi graduated from the University of Scranton. He earned an MS from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Ph.D. from George Mason University.