Chris Behre is currently the Principal Engineer for Directed Energy Weapons to the Director for Electronic Warfare in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD (A&S)). In this capacity, he works directly with Principal Director for Directed Energy, OUSD (R&E) to maintain visibility across the Under Secretariats. Mr. Behre has been working in Directed Energy for over 20 years working across OSD and multipole Navy programs.