Chip Bircher
Co-Founder and CEO, SCL Consulting LLC
Colonel Chip Bircher, U.S. Army (Retired), is the CEO and Co-Founder of SCL Consulting, LLC where he helps leaders develop the resilient, secure organizations essential for operations in today’s continuously contested information environment. He is also the Executive Director of the Information Professionals Association, a non-profit focused on enhancing the cognitive security of the U.S. and our friends and allies. During his 28-year Army career, Chip was the Army’s senior leader for Information Operations, led the study on Russian Next Generation Warfare in Ukraine, led operational and strategic-level Information Operations and Strategic Communication campaigns in Afghanistan on multiple deployments, and led the teams that defined and delivered the Army’s capability requirements for Cyberspace Operations and Electronic Warfare. Since retiring from the military, Chip has led organizations through holistic transformation efforts and is routinely sought out by senior technology and business leaders for advice and mentorship. Chip is a frequent presenter for global forums focusing on the threats nation-state actors pose to private industry and how to turn risk, governance and resiliency into operational assets.








