Bio

I'm building the national security innovation ecosystem and helping industrial-era problems connect to emerging technology solutions. As a business executive, I'm connecting best-in-class emerging technology solutions including artificial intelligence, autonomy AR/VR/XR, DevSecOps, etc. to our country's hardest and most important problems. I'm a plankholder for the national security innovation ecosystem centered in Austin Texas, connecting people through programs and organizations I've founded, designed, and executed such as the Center for Defense Innovation at Capital Factory and the Texas Defense Innovation Forum. In my 15 years of law practice I directed strategy, policy, and operations for a large, nationwide legal organization and built small, cross-functional teams to solve complex problems in dynamic environments. I help organizations visualize where they need to go; plan the most direct, resource efficient, and legal route to get there; and lead them along the path. I have extensive experience in risk management, compliance, investigations, litigation, and sensitive national security matters.