INNOVATE
Build The Future, Advance National Interest
We unite and align frontier innovators and policymakers to tackle America’s toughest challenges.
Shape the Future of DC and the Nation
Our Mission: Inspire and empower entrepreneurs who will change the world with technology.
Our team
Bobbye Jo Green
Head of Programming
Sofia Wynn
Operations Associate
Mary Gwinn
Head of Operations
Eric Stober
CFO
James Barlia
Executive Director
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Explore exciting opportunities to shape the future.
Our Board
Sofia Haft
Director of External Affairs, Anduril Industries
Andy Cloyd
Co-Founder & CEO, Superfiliate
Brandon Pollak
Founder, Agora Global Advisory
Colleen Laughlin
Former Executive Director, Defense Innovation Board
Keith Lemer
Co-Founder & CEO, Wellnet
Jeremiah Lowin
Founder & CEO, Prefect
Anna Mason
Managing Partner, Ingeborg Investments
Kiran Bhatraju
Co-Founder & CEO, Arcadia
Jake Poliskin
Managing Partner, Shorewind Capital
Joshua Baer
Founder & CEO, Capital Factory
James Barlia
Executive Director
Supported by highly strategic industry-leading advisors
Alex Poulin
Partner, Lavrock Ventures
Alex Poulin
Partner, Lavrock Ventures
Zak Kukoff
Chair of Tech & Venture Practice, Lewis-Burke Associates
Michelle Volz
General Partner, Pax VC
Jon Mandel
SVP, Bose Public Affairs
Christopher Petkas
General Partner, Contrarian Thinking Capital
Allister Chang
Co-Founder, Fabric Health
Asher Kraut
Partner, Generational Partners
Chelsea Zhang
Principal, Equal Ventures
Dillon Krasnigor
Partner, Altos Ventures
Zach Fredricks
Principal, Primary Venture Partners
Sean Chung
Head of Platform, Coolwater Capital
Kevin Bennett
Founder & CEO, Further
Daniel Goetzel
Senior Advisor, NSF
Debashish Goenka
Vice President, StepStone Group
Charley Dehoney
Founder & CEO, Upwell
Zak Ringelstein
Founder & CEO, Zigazoo
Dan Prieto
Founder, RANGE Strategic Advisors
OUR VALUES
Empowering the Future of Technology Together
Our values guide our actions, serving as the foundation for how empower innovators to tackle national challenges.
- Focus on the Founder
- Create Remarkable Experiences
- Treat Others the Way They Want to Be Treated
- Run Towards the Hard Things
- Embrace "I Don't Know"
- Excellence is Table Stakes
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Connect with leading tech minds and drive change in the frontier technology landscape.