JAMES E. TUNNESSEN JR., MBA
D. Eng. Candidate, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Forbes Technology Council ~ Federal CAIO Council Member
Email: jetjr@gwu.edu •
Location: Washington, DC area
GitHub: github.com/jtunnessen •
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jimtunnessen
Consulting: gradientdescent.biz
TEACHING INTERESTS
Courses I am prepared to develop and teach at the graduate level:
- AI Governance, Ethics & Policy in the Public Sector
- Agentic AI Systems: Design, Orchestration & Oversight
- Applied Machine Learning & Deep Learning
- Federal Enterprise IT Strategy & Digital Transformation
- Cybersecurity Leadership: Zero Trust and Beyond
- Data Engineering for AI Systems
- Technology Leadership for the Public Sector CIO
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Chief Instructor, NCO Leadership School 1999 – 2000
United States Marine Corps | Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, Beaufort, SC
- Designed and delivered leadership curriculum for non-commissioned officer professional military education (PME)
- Responsible for all school operations, instructor development, course scheduling, and academic quality
- Taught leadership principles, tactical decision-making, and small unit management to Marines preparing for supervisory command
- Developed and refined instructional materials; evaluated student performance and provided structured developmental feedback
Guest Lecturer — AI Governance, Federal Technology Leadership 2024 – Present
Various Venues | Washington, DC Metro Area
- Delivered practitioner lectures on agentic AI governance, federal CIO leadership, and responsible AI deployment to professional and executive audiences
- Moderated executive panels on AI strategy including SIM Capital Area Chapter sessions with OpenAI and NASA Goddard; GovLoop Executive Roundtables; ATARC Executive Roundtables