Ha McNeill

Former U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Ms. Ha McNeill, Executive Vice President, Pangiam Commercial and Senior Vice President, Pangiam Strategic Consulting. Ha McNeill leads Pangiam Commercial where she leverages Pangiam’s commercial and government mission-driven experience to deliver innovative solutions for a diverse range of clients. Ha is a seasoned national and homeland security professional who has spent over a decade at the Department of Homeland Security and the White House, driving whole-of-government policies on topics including trade, supply chain and transportation security, and commercial unmanned aerial systems. Previously, Ha was Chief Operating Officer for BSA | The Software Alliance where she helped design the organization’s strategic direction and oversaw revenue-generating licensing and compliance programs for the organization, driving $40-50 million in annual sales to BSA members. Ha also served as Chief of Staff at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). There, she led the offices responsible for strategy, policy coordination, innovation, public affairs, and legislative affairs. In that role, she worked with Congress and stakeholders to secure public-private partnership authorities for TSA, allowing for innovative approaches to addressing year-over-year growth in travel volume. Ha holds a master’s in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and bachelor's degrees in international studies and music from the University of California, Irvine.