Gittipong "Eddie" Paruchabutr

Gittipong “Eddie” Paruchabutr is the Information Warfare Mission Manager at the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS), where he leads the strategic integration of sociotechnical research into national security operations. A retired U.S. Army Psychological Operations Colonel with 25 years of service, Paruchabutr specializes in advancing the art and science of influence activities, cognitive security, and digital force protection.

Before joining ARLIS, he served as the Director of the Information Operations Division at the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy, enabling executives to execute policy, planning, and oversight of Psychological Operations, Information Operations, Military Deception, and other Information-Related Capabilities. His extensive operational background is complemented by his roles as a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council, an Adjunct at Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), and an Information Operations Subject Matter Expert with the Irregular Warfare Center (IWC). In these capacities, he contributes to research on asymmetric deterrence and strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific, while building partner capacity to plan, campaign, and execute operations in the information environment.