Mr. Thomas W. Geyer retired from Federal Service in January 2025 after 14 years at the White House Military Office (WHMO); most recently as a Defense Intelligence Senior Leader (Senior Executive Service equivalent). He served as the Senior Technical Advisor to the Director of WHMO and also led the Strategic Initiatives Directorate. In this role, Mr. Geyer led efforts to shape and plan for WHMO’s future, including long range strategic planning and conceptual studies and analyses. During his tenure, he led the development to consolidate how Presidential Assured Communications are defined relative to all active national-level policies and presidential executive orders and was the principal liaison between the White House and the National Leadership Command capability stakeholders.

Mr. Geyer also participated as a government advisor to multiple advisory boards, including the Defense Science Board and STRATCOM Advisory Group. He received the Presidential Rank Award, Meritorious Executive, in 2021. Mr. Geyer entered Federal Service after 28 years as a systems engineer in private industry supporting the Defense Department and the Intelligence Community. His technical areas of expertise include aircraft survivability, nuclear survivability, nuclear command and control, critical infrastructure protection, emergency action decision support and extensive support to continuity of government programs. 

While in private industry, Mr. Geyer held senior management positions, including as Senior Vice President and Director of Toyon Research Corporation. He received a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.