Sha-Chelle Devlin Manning is the chief of commercial strategy for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a sub agency of the Department of Defense (DOD). DARPA has a +$4.3B annual budget for technology investments driven by leading researchers for national and economic security. Prior to DARPA, Manning was an executive for two leading public U.S. independent energy companies, Pioneer Natural Resources (acquired by Exxon); and Cimarex (now NYSE: CTRA), and led technology, innovation, and LP/venture investments that contributed to the U.S. as a “global energy powerhouse.” Manning was co-founder of investment firm Malibu IQ, resulting in an IPO for GAN microelectronics (NASDAQ: NVTS); managing director of a small “nanotech clean-tech” venture fund backed by Schlumberger and Chesapeake Energy; and a two-term Texas Governor Rick Perry’ appointee to Texas’ $483M Emerging Tech Fund.
Sha-Chelle Devlin Manning
Chief, Commercial Strategy
DARPA
