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#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...
#10 Nick Sinai, Former White House U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Advisor and Author
Check out our latest Business Executives for National Security (BENS) “Building the Base” podcast featuring Nick Sinai, Senior Advisor at Insight Partners, Adjunct & S...
#9 Michael Morell, Former Deputy Director and Twice Acting Director of the CIA
Michael Morell is Former Deputy Director and twice Acting Director of CIA from 2009 to 2013. A 33-year veteran of CIA, including time as the head of analysis and daily...
#8 Championing Disruptive Technology and Its Value to the Department of Defense (DoD)
Retired three-star general VeraLinn “Dash” Jamieson sits down to discuss her experience in the armed forces and pressing national security issues facing the country’s ...
#6 Dr. David Bray
Technologist and data expert Dr. David Bray is a leader with the World Economic Forum and a scholar with civil service experience. Bray served as an adviser to the Dep...
#5 Kirsten Bartok Touw, Co-Founder, New Vista Capital
Kirsten Bartok Touw is Co-Founder of New Vista Capital and Managing Partner of AirFinance. She is an active early-stage investor in new and emerging advanced air mobil...
#4 Steve Blank, Stanford University Adjunct Professor
Steve Blank is co-creator of the Lean Startup movement and has been part of, or co-founded, eight Silicon Valley startups in fields such as semiconductors, video games...
#3 James Cross, Silicon Valley Defense Group
James Cross is the Founder of Silicon Valley Defense Group, a nonprofit connecting the people, capital, and ideas that will ensure the U.S. and its allies achieve a du...
#2 Tina Dolph, CEO Siemens Government Technologies
Tina Dolph is an accomplished executive leader with more than two decades of government industry experience. She is widely known as a collaborative leader. Prior to le...
#1 Shaun Modi , CEO Capitol AI
Shaun Modi is the founder and CEO of a new venture-backed Startup, Capitol AI. As founding designer at Airbnb, and co-founder of the design and innovation group TM, Sh...
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