Bio

Colin Supko is the Vice President and Global Head of Government Growth at Exiger Government Solutions. Previously, Colin was was selected to be a 2021 White House Presidential Innovation Fellow. In this role he worked for the DOD as the Director of the departments Trusted Capital program. Prior to his White House Innovation fellowship Colin was the CEO and Founder of the startup company Patriot List, a hyper-local, mobile, and social network based marketplace that disrupted current online peer to peer second hand markets through the trust and reputation found offline and online within Government and Veteran communities. Before PatriotList, Colin was a co-founder & early investor for the consumer electronics and venture funded company Munitio.com. Colin began his career as a Surface Warfare Officer making two deployments to South America and the Caribbean from 1999 to 2001. After the tragic events of 9-11 he volunteered for and was selected to attend Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) training. He began his SEAL career in January 2002, attending the Basic Underwater Demolition School and graduated with class 240. Colin deployed twice to combat missions in Operation Iraqi Freedom, first as Assistant Platoon Commander and then as Platoon Commander assigned to SEAL Team FIVE. In 2007 he was assigned to the Naval Special Warfare Command where he acted as the deputy acquisitions and requirements officer working for a two star SEAL Admiral. In 2008, he was promoted early to Lieutenant Commander and took command of a SEAL Task Unit, comprised of three SEAL Platoons, at SEAL Team SEVEN. In this role he deployed for a third time to Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2011 Colin left active service for the Navy Reserve in order to attend the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Additionally, Colin has Commanded the SEAL Reserve Unit at SEAL Team 17 for four years, the Special Operations Command - Pacific Naval Reserve Unit for two years, and is currently the Commanding Officer of the SOCOM Naval Reserve Unit. He deployed for a sixth time to Afghanistan in 2018 where he served as the Director of Sensitive Activities at the Special Operations Joint Task Force - Afghanistan. Colin has traveled to 79 countries. His adventures include a climb to the roof top of Africa summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2010, a walk along the Inca Trail to the heights of Machu Picchu where he proposed to his wife, and diving the Blue Hole off the South Pacific island of Guam. He is married to Ms. Stephanie Barker of Hamden CT and currently resides in Washington DC.