Robert Cardillo
President, The Cardillo Group
Robert Cardillo is the president of The Cardillo Group, LLC (TCG). TCG delivers strategic and operational expertise to create an enhanced awareness of…
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Robert Cardillo is the president of The Cardillo Group, LLC (TCG). TCG delivers strategic and
operational expertise to create an enhanced awareness of our planet to enable improved
decision-making. The TCG portfolio includes academic, non-profit, and national security-related
industry clients.
Before forming TCG in May 2019, Robert was the sixth Director of the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency (NGA) from 2014 – 2019. He transformed the Agency’s future value
proposition through innovative partnerships with the growing commercial geospatial
marketplace.
During his 35+ years of public service, Robert served in leadership positions with the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and the Office of the Director
of National Intelligence.
Robert earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Cornell University and a Master of Arts in
National Security Studies from Georgetown University. In 2019, he received an honorary
Doctorate of Humane Letters from Saint Louis University.
