Lisa J. Porter

Positions on the chart (2)

• IARPA Founding Director Verify
  Leadership · People Registry
• OUSD(R&E) Deputy Under Secretary, 2018–2020 Documented
  Leadership · Flowchart draft p.1

Registry record

Past roles

Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (2018–2020); former IARPA founding director

Credentials

Applied physicist; senior intelligence and defense R&D executive

UAP involvement

Reported recipient of in-person Jay Stratton briefing on 2018–2019 CSG-9 encounters

Principal disclosures

Stratton states he briefed Porter in person; no independent confirmation of meeting yet

Evidence contributed

Stratton memoir account; no original briefing materials reviewed

Knowledge type

Reported briefing recipient; not an encounter eyewitness

Corroboration

Porter’s senior defense role documented; meeting claim attributed to Stratton

Assessment

Institutional relevance documented; UAP briefing and contents require independent verification

Last reviewed

2026-11-05

Evidence (1)

• Reported recipient of in-person Stratton briefing about CSG-9 (Lisa Porter) ReportedAnalysis
  E123 · 2018–2020 (date unknown) · Reported secondhand institutional involvement