Chris Dorman

After a successful 27-year career as a geospatial specialist officer in the British Army, Colonel Chris Dorman joined Esri in 2003 as the European National Security Business Co-ordinator. As an Army officer he held a variety of command and staff appointments. His last three military posts were Assistant Director Intelligence for geospatial issues in the UK MOD, commander of all UK’s deployable geospatial assets and Head of the UK’s Defence Imagery and Geospatial Liaison Staff in North America (during 9/11). 

As Esri’s European National Security Business Co-ordinator Chris now leads a team responsible for promoting the use of Geographic Information Systems in national security (including defence, intelligence and national level public safety) in NATO, the EU and nations throughout Europe.