Josh is a junior Naval Officer currently serving with the Chief of Naval Operations’ Rapid Innovation Cell, where he leads PROJECT OCEAN AR, the Navy’s effort to operationalize off-the-shelf commercial augmented reality technology, and is also a leading advocate for opening a Department of Defense “Embassy” in Silicon Valley. In his spare time he started…

Ben Kohlmann is an Navy officer, currently serving as the speechwriter to the Commander of US Fleet Forces. He is a combat tested F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot, and was a founding member of the Chief of Naval Operations Rapid Innovation Cell. He is also the founder and chairman of the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum. From D.E.F.:…

(LT) Nick Kesler currently serves in the Navy Reserves at the Navy Warfare Development Command supporting concepts, innovation, and fleet experimentation generation.  While on active duty he flew SH-60/HH-60 helicopters and later served in the CNO’s Office of Navy International Engagement.  Nick is now pursuing his MBA at the College of William and Mary, after…

Dan Parker served 5 years in the Marine Corps as an intelligence analyst (0231) and served in Operation Iraqi Freedom I & II as well JTF Liberia. After leaving the Marines in 2005 Dan completed his bachelors degree at the University of Kansas. He has worked with many veterans nonprofit groups including Student Veterans of…