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General H.R. McMaster served our nation with distinction for nearly four decades at the highest levels of the U.S. military and government. He is a preeminent voice on leadership, global security, and international affairs, recognized for his leadership in the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He served as the U.S. National Security Advisor from 2017 to 2018. McMaster was commissioned upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1984. He retired as a Lieutenant General in 2018 after 34 years of service. His command assignments in the United States Army include: commanding General. Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning; Commander, Combined Joint Inter-Agency Task Force Shafafiyat (Transparency) in Kabul, Afghanistan; and Commander, Third Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Carson Colorado and Iraq. McMaster serves as the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is also the Bernard and Susan Liautaud Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute  of International Studies and a lecturer  at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. 

Former U.S. National Security Advisor and Strider Advisory Board Member

Michael R. Pompeo served as the 70th Secretary of State of the United States, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and was elected to four terms in Congress representing the Fourth District of Kansas. Mike graduated first in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986.

He served as a cavalry officer in the U.S. Army, leading troops patrolling the Iron Curtain. Mike left the military in 1991 and then graduated from Harvard Law School, having served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Up next was almost a decade leading two manufacturing businesses in South Central Kansas – first in the aerospace industry and then making energy drilling and production equipment.

70th Secretary of State of the United States, Director of CIA

Greg Levesque is the CEO and Co-Founder of Strider, charting and executing the company’s strategic vision. As a leading expert on economic statecraft, Greg has testified before the U.S. – China Security and Economic Review Commission and has worked actively with U.S. and European Governments and Fortune 500 companies to identify, assess, and respond to the risks of nation-state sponsored commercial activity. Greg has worked with the National Security Council, Department of Defense, and U.S. Trade Representative’s Office on issues of economic statecraft grand strategy and countering of foreign interference in commercial activity. Prior to founding Strider, Greg co-founded Pointe Bello, a strategic intelligence firm. He also previously led the China Services team at Crumpton Group and served as Business Advisory Manager at the U.S.-China Business Council. Greg holds a M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown University and a B.S. in Economics from Utah State University. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

CEO + Co-Founder at Strider

Eric Levesque is the COO and co-founder of Strider. Eric leads the operations and growth priorities of the company, working with employees, partners, and customers to deliver on the company’s mission of enabling organizations to utilize open-source data to manage risks and compete in a new era of global strategic competition. Prior to founding Strider, Eric led the technology investment team at Oman Investment Authority, tasked with executing the investment strategy of Oman’s ‘Vision 2040’ economic plan. Additionally, Eric served on the Board of Directors for Teal Drones, a drone technology startup delivering cutting-edge drone platforms to U.S. and European militaries. Previously, Eric worked in the Private Markets Group at Russell Investments and started his career in the Corporate Credit Group at Standard u0026 Poor’s in New York City. Eric is a Term Member at The Council on Foreign Relations and serves as an Advisory Board Member of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy and World Trade Center Utah. He holds an M.B.A. from Brigham Young University and a B.S. in Economics from Utah State University. He is fluent in Russian.

COO + Co-Founder at Strider

Mike Brown is the Co-Founder and Chief Data Officer of Strider. Mike leads the technology development at Strider and brings over two decades of experience as a technology executive. Prior to founding Strider, Mike was the CTO of ComScore and ID.me. At ComScore he was responsible for the measurement and analysis of over two trillion rows of new data per month and the deployment of multiple data and software products in over 45 countries. Previously, Mike worked as a software engineer for CSRA, a team leader for Global Systems Management Inc., co-founder and consultant for Pragmatic Image Technologies, and an associate for IBM. Mike holds a M.S. in Computer and Information Science from Hood College and a B.S. in Computer Science from University of Maryland. Mike has been awarded 28 patents for his work and is a frequent speaker on big data and its business applications.

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