Billy Powers
Billy V. “Skip” Powers, PhD, has been an Adjunct Professor with Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies for five years.
With over 20 years teaching at the graduate level, I thrive in the classroom, where teaching is the elixir that fuels my passion to help students find their "A'ha" moment!
A longtime public servant with more than 30 years in national security, emergency management, and public policy, I have held senior roles with the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to include Chief of Staff of the Risk Management & Analysis Division, and most recently, as Executive Officer within the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS/CISA), the nation’s lead agency for cybersecurity and infrastructure resilience. Currently, I am a Senior Advisor for a Cloud Consulting firm specializing in AI/ML security for the Intelligence and Defense sector.
A proud veteran, I previously served in the U.S. Air Force. I bring real-world experiences into my classroom, blending theory with application in courses like MPAI 610: Applied Psychology of Intelligence, which explores critical thinking, cognitive bias, and structured analytic techniques, and MPAI 6725: Information Management for Competitive Intelligence, which focuses on how organizations leverage data, governance, and information strategy for advantage.
Currently, I reside in Northern Virginia with my wife and VERY spoiled rescue lab mix, Tucker.