CEO
Carey Harrington, co-founded Defense Technology Analysts in order to assist the transition of technology and innovative products into the Homeland Security market, the fastest growing industry of the decade. Carey initially began in the Homeland Security sector as the first Program Administrator for the Center for the Commercialization of Advanced Technology (CCAT) in San Diego and San Bernardino. CCAT founded in 2001, is a multi-million dollar program tasked with the identification, selection and funding of technology for Homeland Security and Department of Defense. The program is managed by the Office of Naval Research and San Diego State University Foundation.
Providing award winning community service throughout her career, Carey has served on numerous non-profit advisory boards. She co-founded the East Kern County Hispanic Advisory Council, which provides scholarships for Hispanic students, she presently works with the San Diego Science Alliance, and the BeWise program that provides educational workshops for girls in science and engineering. She serves on the NanoBioNexus Executive Team. She is currently the Director for Women in Technology International San Diego Regional Network. (WITI)
Carey graduated from the University of Redlands with a BS in Business Administration. Carey attended school in Guadalajara, Mexico ITESO, School of Psychology and the Institut D'estudes Francaises in Rambouillet, France, (French Studies) and graduated from the Global BioExecutive Program at the Haas School of Management at UC Berkeley. She enjoys deep- sea fishing; her biggest catch to date is a 520 lb blue marlin off the coast of Kona, HI. Carey is the mother of two - Charles and Dominique, ages 26 and 24.
