Stephen O’Brien

Stephen Sean O’Brien (Engr ’98 L/M) received the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s 2016 Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance of the Year Award. He received the award for leading the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge, a machine-only cyber hacking tournament. He was responsible for the logistical, physical and operational aspects of the event. Mr. O’Brien is the vice president and director of operations of Strategic Engineering Systems, a defense consulting firm in Arlington, Virginia.