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Frank Goertner
Director, Federal & Veteran Affairs
Director, Technology Management Graduate Programs
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Frank Goertner is the Director for Federal & Veteran Affairs and Director of Technology Management Graduate Programs at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Frank’s research, teaching and program development focus on business-to-mission enterprise. He founded Maryland’s Initiative for Veteran Lifelong Leadership; leads Smith’s Future of Government Management Initiative; and co-designed the first graduate-level curriculum in Technology Management instructed jointly by UMD’s schools of business, engineering and public policy. He also serves on the Technology Committee for AFCEA International and has served on Maryland’s Commission on Veterans and Military Families.
A retired U.S. Naval Aviator and Foreign Area Officer, Frank is always up for exploring best practices in public-private innovation and civil-military affairs. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a Master’s in International Relations and an MBA from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Publications
Goertner, Frank, & Lucyshyn, William. (2025). Time Value of Data Decision Modeling for Major Defense Acquisition Programs. In Annual Acquisition Research Symposium Proceedings & Presentations. Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Program
Goertner, Frank; Christie, Edward; Kulchycky, Yaro.; and Fishel, Edward. (2023). The Evolution of U.S. and European Security Assistance to Ukraine: Diplomacy and Defense on the Edge of Deterrence. In Kosnett, Phillip. (Ed.), Boots and Suits: Historical Cases and Contemporary Lessons in Military Diplomacy (pp. 123-157). Marine Corps University Press
Goertner, Frank. (2018). Three Hard Questions for U.S. Maritime Strategy in a Digital Age. Center for International Maritime Security [Internet]
Goertner, Frank. "Breed Leaders of Innovators." Proceedings, U.S. Naval Institute, Mar. 2018
Goertner, Frank. (2018). The Navy Needs To Do More Than Rebuild for the Future, It Needs To Reinvent Itself. Center for International Maritime Security [Internet]
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