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#40 Shelly O'Neill Stoneman, SVP Government Affairs Lockheed Martin
"It's not de-globalization; it's being really thoughtful about which allies and partners to use, and perhaps even 'friend-shoring'...thinking clearly about which allie...
# 39 Gen. Joe Anderson , President & CEO Rafael Systems Global
In this episode of Building the Base, hosts Lauren Bedula and Hondo Geurts welcome General Joe Anderson, former Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, G-3/5/7, and current...
#38 Karen Dahut, CEO Google Public Sector
In this episode of Building The Base, hosts Lauren Bedula and Hondo Geurts sit down with Karen Dahut, the CEO of Google Public Sector, to explore her incredible journe...
#37 Lauren Knausenberger, Former US Air Force CIO
In this episode of Building the Base Laruen Bedula and Hondo Geurts chat with, former Chief Information Officer of the Air Force, Lauren Knausenberger. Lauren shares h...
#36 Balan Ayyar, Founder & CEO Percipient.AI
In episode one of Building the Base, hosts Lauren Bedula and Hondo Geurts chat with Balan Ayyar, retired US Air Force General Officer and now CEO of Percipient AI, a ...
#35 Katherine Boyle, General Partner Andreessen Horowitz
In this week's episode of Building the Base, hosts Lauren Bedula and Hondo Geurts are joined by Katherine Boyle from Andreessen Horowitz. Katherine, a general partner ...
#34 Nand Mulchandani, Chief Technology Officer at the CIA
In this podcast episode, Nand, a former founder and now a representative of the intelligence community, shares valuable insights on the intersection of the private and...
#33 Whitney McNamara & Pete Modigliani , Beacon Global Strategies
The podcast features Lauren Bedula, Hondo Geurts, Whitney McNamara and Pete Modigliani discussing national security, the future of innovation in Natsec and how the pri...
#32 Mike Brown, Former Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
The podcast features Lauren Bedula, Hondo Geurts, and Michael Brown discussing national security and public/private partnerships. Mike Brown, a former CEO and director...
#31 Biz Peabody, Director of Defense Policy & Business Development at Shield AI, Cameron McCord, Head of Defense at Saildrone, and Akhil Iyer, Vice President at Shield Capital
In this podcast, Lauren and Hondo engage in a conversation with three guests, Cameron McCord, Biz Peabody, and Akhil Iyer, discussing topics related to national securi...
#30 Jason Rathje, Director of the Office for Strategic Capital
In this podcast, Jason Rathje, the new director of the DoD Office of Strategic Capital, discusses the importance of public-private partnerships in the context of natio...
#29 Billy Thalheimer, CEO and Founder of Regent Craft
In this episode, Hondo, Lauren, and Billy discuss the intersection of national security and public/private cooperation. They delve into the development of a full-scale...
#28 Debbie James, Former Secretary of the Air Force
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Debbie James, former Secretary of the Air Force, to discuss the future of the defense industrial net...
#27 Bilal Zuberi General Partner at Lux Capital
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Bilal Zuberi to discuss the future of the defense industrial network. Bilal Zuberi is an experienced...
#26 Suzette Kent, Former Federal CIO and CEO of Kent Advisory Services
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Suzette Kent to discuss the future of the defense industrial network. Kent’s impressive background a...
#25 Schuyler Moore, Chief Technology Officer U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Schuyler Moore to discuss the future of the defense industrial network. Schuyler’s impressive and va...
#24 Raanan Horowitz, Chief Executive Officer of Elbit Systems of America
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Raanan Horowitz, Chief Executive Officer of Elbit Systems of America, to discuss the future of the d...
#23 Brian Schimpf, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Anduril Industries
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Brian Schimpf, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Anduril Industries, to discuss the future o...
#22 Congressman Joe Courtney, Second Congressional District of Connecticut in the House of Representatives
Don't miss this week’s episode of Building the Base, we're hosting Congressman Joe Courtney, representing Connecticut’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of...
#21 Frank Finelli , Managing Director - Defense and Aerospace, The Carlyle Group
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Frank Finelli to discuss the future of the defense industrial network. Frank’s varied experiences in...
#20 Rep. Elissa Slotkin Michigan's 7th Congressional District
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Representative Elissa Slotkin of Michigan’s 7th District to discuss the future of the defense indust...
#19 Shyam Sankar COO, Palantir Technologies Inc
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Shyam Shankar, Chief Operating Officer of Palantir, to discuss the future of the defense industrial ...
#18 Steffanie B. Easter, First Civilian Director of Navy Staff Office of Chief of Naval Operations & former Principal Deputy Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition Logistics and Technology
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Steffanie Easter, Senior Vice Presidentand Chief Sustainability Officer at Cobham Advanced Electroni...
#17 Lieutenant General Michael Groen, former Commander of the DoD Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, BENS hosts Hondo Geurts and Lauren Bedula join Lieutenant General Michael Groen, U.S. Marine Coprs (Ret.), former commande...
# 16 The Honorable Ellen M. Lord, former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join The Honorable Ellen M. Lord, former Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, to di...
#15 Secretary Leon Panetta , Former Secretary of Defense, Director of the CIA, and White House Chief of Staff
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Secretary Leon Panetta, founder of the Panetta Institute and former CIA director and Secretary of De...
# 14 Congressman Michael John Gallagher, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren talk with Michael John Gallagher, U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 8th Congressional District to discu...
#13 Ted Schlein, Chairman and General Partner Ballistic Ventures and General Partner, Kleiner Perkins
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Ted Schlein, Chairman & General Partner, Ballistic Ventures and General Partner, Kleiner Perkins to ...
#12 The Honorable Katrina McFarland, Former Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics & Technology
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Katrina McFarland, Former Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology joins our own ...
#11 The Honorable Sue Gordon, Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
Sue is currently the Director at CACI International which provides the unique expertise and distinctive technology that address customers’ greatest enterprise and miss...
