Senior Leadership
Letitia A. Long
Chairwoman, Board of Directors
Letitia “Tish” Long became the fifth chair of the INSA Board of Directors in January 2016. She served as director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from October 2010 to October 2014, becoming the first woman to lead a major U.S. intelligence agency. Ms. Long started her career in Naval Intelligence and went on to serve as the Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence, the first Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence (Policy, Requirements and Resources), the first CIO and later the Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. She is a proud alum of Virginia Tech, where she earned a B.S. in Electric Engineering. Ms. Long also holds a Master of Science in Engineering from The Catholic University of America and was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Strategic Intelligence by the National Intelligence University. She currently sits on the boards of INSA member companies Noblis, Parsons, Maxar, Everfox and T-Mobile, as well as AIS, and COPT Defense Properties. She also chairs the Advisory Board for INSA member company HawkEye 360 and serves on the Board of Visitors of Virginia Tech, currently serving as the Rector.
Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg
President
Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg has served as President of INSA and the INSA Foundation (501(c)(3) and the Intelligence and National Security Foundation (501 (c)(6) since December 1, 2019. In this role, she provides strategic and operational leadership for both the organizations, overseeing finance, corporate strategy, marketing, events, membership, and corporate partnerships. She is responsible for driving long-term growth initiatives that strengthen INSA's position, expand member value, and deepen engagement across the intelligence and national security community.
Since joining INSA in 2010, Suzanne has held a series of executive leadership roles, culminating in her appointment as the organization's first Chief Operating Officer. She led INSA's successful expansion beyond the Washington, D.C., region, establishing a national footprint through high-impact programming and strategic partnerships. Working in close partnership with the executive leadership team, Board of Directors, advisory councils, government leaders, and industry executives, Suzanne develops and executes initiatives that address the community's most pressing challenges while advancing collaboration between government, industry, and academia.
She also spearheaded the growth of the INSA Foundation, expanding its impact through a robust scholarship program, workforce development initiatives, and educational programming designed to strengthen and cultivate the next generation of intelligence and national security professionals
Prior to joining INSA, Suzanne served as Vice President of Marketing at Ripple Communications, a strategic communications firm, where she led integrated marketing and business development initiatives for clients across the public and private sectors.
John Doyon
Executive Vice President
Prior to joining INSA in March 2020, John Doyon served as the Chief Data Officer and Director, Office of Data Strategy & Innovation at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC). Previously, he was the Deputy Director, Directorate of Strategic Operational Planning at NCTC. As a career National Security Agency officer, he held numerous leadership positions, and served in assignments at the White House, CIA, the Pentagon, and overseas. Mr. Doyon received the Exceptional Civilian Service Medal from the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence in February 2015 and NSA's Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 2002.
The Hon. Charlie Allen
Senior Intelligence Advisor
The Hon. Charlie Allen has had a long and distinguished career serving the Intelligence Community and our Nation. Before taking on his current position as a Principal at the Chertoff Group, Mr. Allen served as the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis in the Department of Homeland Security. Previously, he spent more than 45 years at the CIA in a number of leadership roles, including principal adviser to the Director of Central Intelligence; Chairman of the National Intelligence Collection Board; the CIA's National Intelligence Officer for Warning; Director of the National Warning Staff; and many more!
The Hon. Sue Gordon
Senior Intelligence Advisor
The Hon. Sue Gordon's extraordinary three decades of public service culminated with her tenure as PDDNI from 2017-2019. Prior, she served for two years as the Deputy Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and for 27 years at the CIA, where she held senior executive positions in each of the Agency's four directorates. In 1998, Ms. Gordon designed and spearheaded the formation of In-Q-Tel, a private, non-profit company that accelerates the development and delivery of cutting-edge technologies to national security agencies. She is currently pursuing her continued interest in strategy, technology, security, and leadership, offering her expertise to a number of organizations.