Disruptive Thinkers

The time has arrived to select DEF’s next Executive Director! Michael Madrid’s two-year tenure will be coming to a close this fall, and the…

By Patrick Collins

by Patrick Collins

by Ryan Hilger, Lieutenant Commander US Navy

by Patrick Collins

by Ryan Hilger, Lieutenant Commander US Navy

The Community Advisory Cohort 2 members have just been announced, but who are they, what do they do, and why are they important to DEF?

Joy Shanaberger is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Boone Group, she is joining DEF’s Board of Directors as its eighth member.

by Dustin Thomas

by Kuljinder “Jeena” Cheema

We need a broad and diverse community as part of DEF’s mission to promote a culture of innovation. Being inclusive is one of our core…

We continued our coalition approach to the X-Work Project with a design session hosted by Rebellion Defense.

Ian Eishen enlisted in the United States Air Force in 2000 and has been on active duty for the last twenty years. He has spent a large…

by Dustin Thomas and Daniel Hulter

We recently gathered virtually with a group of about 20 people from a host of different backgrounds, using Miro to collaborate on…

One of the fun things about being a non-profit is that DEF is really open to creating mission-driven value wherever we can. This platform…

by Michael Madrid

The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum includes brilliant and motivated civil servants, military members, academics, entrepreneurs, policymakers…

Evanna Hu is the CEO and Partner of Omelas and a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center…

by Nick Setterberg and Rachel Hirshman

I had no idea what to expect when I stumbled through DEF’s door earlier this year. To be candid, it is likely I subconsciously ignored…

DEF is supported by an incredible cadre of leaders: our Board of Directors. As an all-volunteer team, DEF strives to be the best that it…

by Luke Shabro

by Katherine S. Tobin