Christina L. Epstein

Christina L. Epstein is an associate technology officer in the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Technology Office. In this role, her responsibilities include facilitating the strategic advancement of the Laboratory's internal R&D investments; developing and executing innovation initiatives to spark creative and novel solutions which drive progress; and aiding in the coordination of the Laboratory's technology development strategy.

Epstein previously held the role of technical staff in the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Systems and Architectures Group, which she joined in 2014 after starting her career at Lincoln Laboratory in the Systems and Analysis Group in 2008. In these roles, she developed considerable expertise synthesizing complex mission and technology landscapes into actionable insights for senior leaders. Her work supported architecture development for the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management's mission to deliver a system-of-systems that provides resilient decision advantage and informed DAF Rapid Capabilities Office’s technology development and acquisition strategy to deliver capabilities at the speed of emerging threats. Due to her expertise and trust among sponsors, Epstein also served as a bridge between sponsor organizations, harmonizing individual priorities and methodologies to drive progress on shared strategic objectives.

In 2018, Epstein’s work was honored with an Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association International 40 Under 40 Award, which recognizes researchers and engineers under the age of 40 who have shown leadership and innovative thinking in applying information technology to R&D involving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

As an active member of the Laboratory community, Epstein engages in recruiting, mentoring, and serving on several Laboratory and MIT campus committees.

Epstein earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from Wellesley College, and a master’s degree in Operations Research from MIT through the Lincoln Scholars program, which provides financial support for outstanding technical staff to attend a university full time while continuing R&D activities at the Laboratory.