Julie Glascott joins the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) as its Chief Counsel. Glascott provides day-to-day support and advises GTRI leadership on a variety of legal issues – providing legal opinions, judicial interpretations, and recommendations – while leveraging the power of the Georgia Tech Office of General Counsel.

Glascott has over 21 years of experience as a legal practitioner and military leader, including service as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army. Her extensive expertise spans government procurement, contracting, litigation, investigations, fiscal law, intelligence law and internal compliance. 

"GTRI is pleased to welcome Julie Glascott as Chief Counsel,” said Tommer Ender, Interim Director of GTRI and Senior Vice President for the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). “Julie brings a wealth of legal knowledge and expertise that will be instrumental in supporting GTRI’s mission to strengthen national security, enhance the well-being of individuals, serve the state of Georgia, and prepare the next generation of technology innovators.”

Glascott most recently served as Legislative Counsel at the U.S. Army Office of Chief Legislative Liaison, where she provided expert legal guidance on legislative and congressional matters. In this role, she worked closely with members of Congress and their staff on critical issues, including Army intelligence, government acquisitions, environmental compliance, and operations. She also coordinated extensively across the Pentagon to facilitate clear, accurate, and timely communication with oversight bodies.

Throughout her career, Glascott has held numerous high-profile legal and leadership roles within the U.S. Army, including serving as Chief Counsel and Supervisory Counsel across various Army commands and multinational operations. She has advised senior leaders on complex legal matters in dynamic and sensitive environments, including deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Korea, where she managed legal teams and supported critical mission objectives. 

Glascott also served as Supervisory Contract Litigation Attorney at the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, where she led a team of attorneys and paralegals, litigated contract protests and appeals, provided litigation support to the U.S. Department of Justice, advanced e-discovery practices and mentored junior attorneys. 

“I am honored to join GTRI and its extraordinary team of scientists, innovators, and legal professionals. GTRI has a monumental mission to find critical solutions to unprecedented problem sets in a rapidly evolving world. I have always had a passion for science and it is my hope I can use the legal expertise I have gained in the national security arena to help GTRI advance science and apply these advancements to real world challenges.”

Glascott holds a Bachelor of Science in geological science from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles, and obtained a Masters of Laws (LL.M.) in Military Law from the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School in Charlottesville, Virginia. 

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 3,000 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $919 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry.