Terence J. McGurn

This individual is a former member of the National Space-Based PNT Advisory Board. The following information has not been updated since his/her service ended.

Terry McGurn Dr. McGurn retired as an analyst in the Senior Executive Service from the Central Intelligence Agency. His expertise is in navigation, guidance and control technologies and systems. At the Agency, he developed and implemented methodologies that improved the intelligence community's ability to assess the performance of foreign weapon systems. He also initiated outreach programs to provide the agency's unique resources to the Departments of Defense, State, and Transportation in support of U.S. military, political, and economic objectives.

As a consultant, he continues to support U.S. government agencies in addressing security issues related to satellite and terrestrial navigation worldwide. He served as a member of the Independent Assessment Team, a predecessor to the present PNT Advisory Board that supports the National Executive Committee. He has also served on various ad hoc teams that address the criticality of satellite navigation to the nation's military and civil infrastructure.

He earned his doctorate in Electrical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology and a bachelor's and master's in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Dr. McGurn is the recipient of the CIA Career Intelligence Medal, and numerous Exceptional Accomplishment and Exceptional Performance Awards.