Janelle Romano is an Operating Partner at Washington Harbour Partners and Executive Vice President at SIXGEN, where she focuses on accelerating growth and translating advanced technologies into operational cyber and national security capabilities. Janelle brings executive leadership experience across the Intelligence Community, Department of War, and the federal technology sector. Her background spans advanced cyber and Signals Intelligence operations, national security strategy, mission capability development, large-scale technology modernization, and portfolio-level business transformation.

Prior to joining Washington Harbour Partners and SIXGEN, Janelle served as Vice President of Cyber at CACI, where she led the company’s cyber strategy and line of business operations. She aligned technology investment, workforce strategy, and customer engagement to strengthen competitive positioning and drive sustained growth within the cyber market.

Janelle spent 27 years at the National Security Agency, serving as a member of the Senior Executive Service and leading organizations across the Cybersecurity, Operations, Research, and Capabilities Directorates. She directed teams responsible for protecting national security systems and advancing mission-enabling cyber capabilities across the defense and intelligence community, building the operational and strategic foundation she now brings to private-sector growth and portfolio leadership.

She currently serves on a corporate board and has served on several additional boards spanning the technology, financial services, and non-profit sectors. Her board experience includes advising executive teams on growth strategy, governance, enterprise risk oversight, and talent development, with a focus on aligning technology innovation to long-term enterprise value creation.

Janelle holds a Master of Science in Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Valparaiso University.