ML Mackey
CEO, Beacon Interactive Systems
2021 Board Chair, NSBA
Small Business Division Chair, NDIA

Ms. Mackey is the CEO of Beacon Interactive Systems, a non-traditional defense contractor that has successfully engaged with the DoD to bring commercial sector expertise to bear on national security needs.

Beacon’s digital products transform operations at the edge, streamlining performance, driving visibility, and addressing modernization needs across the DoD.

Ms. Mackey serves on the ExCom of NDIA's Board and is the Chair of the Small Business Division. She is a Past Chair of NSBA and a current member of SBA's Innovation Advisory Committee and the National Academies of Sciences Army S&T Roundtable.

She is a proud graduate of Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.