Christy Monaco, a former senior US intelligence community member for more than 30 years, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), commencing 1 September 2024.
Monaco has held positions within the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.
Monaco’s appointment comes less than two months after the OGC appointed Peter Rabley as its new CEO.
“I am thrilled to be joining Peter and the amazing team at OGC,” commented Monaco. “In our increasingly interconnected world, new opportunities abound for OGC, its partners, and stakeholders to address rapidly evolving global challenges and drive innovation.”
“I’m truly excited to take on this new role as we shape the future of geospatial technology together.”
Monaco’s duties will include using her experience with federal agencies and partners to help grow and shape the Consortium.
“We are very excited to have Christy join our executive team,” said Rabley
“Christy will work with us to enhance and grow the support and value that OGC provides to our members through our Policy & Advocacy, Innovation, and Standards.”
