Biography

Mary Lowe retired as a Colonel from the Active Duty Army in 2016. During her career she worked in multiple countries including Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan and has participated in multiple domestic operations including Y2K, 9/11 and Katrina. She has a wealth of experience successfully engaging the Military Services, government agencies, Congress and the White House. Her work transformed military readiness programs and shaped strategies that created collaborative partnerships between the Department of Defense, government agencies and the private sector, to improve access to resources for Military Service Members and their families. She is currently a Principal with MITRE Corporation, Public Sector. 

Mary Lowe serves as Principal, Health and Behavioral Social Sciences at MITRE. She leads studies and initiatives across multiple Federal Agencies focusing on organizational change and program management. Mary Lowe has organized key events to bring together expertise from across MITRE and Federal agencies to develop collaborative solutions to address access to mental health programs, utilization of virtual and digital technologies for health care delivery and new program management. 

As the Founder and President of the John P. Mayhugh Foundation, she leads national symposiums to engage thought leaders in Congress, government agencies and private sectors to collaborate on improving mental health for Military, Veteran and their families impacted by trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Traumatic Stress, addiction and suicide.

Mary Lowe served our nation in the U. S Army, retiring as a Colonel from Active Duty in 2016.  Her career spans multiple countries and operations, culminating with strategic level assignments with the Department of Defense (DoD).   She worked in over 11 countries, including Kosovo, Bosnia, Iraq, Kuwait and Afghanistan, and managing domestic operations for Y2K, 9/11 and Katrina.   Her career military highlights include surviving the 9/11 Pentagon attack and being recognized for aiding the injured;  Commander, Balkans National Support Element, integrating United States support for  NATO missions in the Balkans; Team Chief, Army Inspector General(IG), orchestrating studies, resulting in  recommendations impacting over 1,000,000 Service Members; Military Advisor to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness and Force Management, working to develop trusted relationships with Government agencies to promote strategic initiatives impacting DoD; and leading a program initiative, “Joining Community Forces” to shape partnerships between the Government and the private sector for access to resources for geographically dispersed Service Members.

She holds a BS in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, an MBA from Touro University, California graduating, Cum Laud; a second master’s degree in National Security and Resource Strategy from National Defense University, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, where she received recognition for her contributions and academic performance.