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OODAcastEpisode 129: The Attacker Mindset: Maxie Reynolds on Red Teaming, Underwater Data Centers, and Human NatureIn this OODAcast episode, host Matt Devost sits down with Maxie Reynolds, author of The Art of the Attack, to explore the evolution of her unique career from offshore oil rigs to elite red teaming and cybersecurity innovation. Maxie shares how her unconventional path, working a decade in oil and gas, earning degrees while on remote rigs, and eventually breaking into cybersecurity at PwC, shaped her approach to physical and digital security. Her journey led to the creation of a company that builds underwater data centers, a novel fusion of her industrial and red teaming experiences. She discusses the r...
2025-05-2753 minOODAcastEpisode 128: The Money Trap: Alok Sama on SoftBank, Mega Bets, and Life Beyond Wall StreetIn this episode of the OODAcast, host Matt Devost is joined by Alok Sama, author of The Money Trap, for a compelling conversation about Sama's journey from modest beginnings in India to leading some of the most ambitious investment efforts in tech history. Sama recounts his early days in Delhi, the unlikely path to Wharton, and his time at Morgan Stanley before stepping into the eye of the storm as President and CFO of SoftBank. Alongside Masayoshi Son, he helped deploy the groundbreaking Vision Fund, a $100B initiative that forever changed the scale of tech investing. Sama offers behind-the-scenes...
2025-05-1251 minOODAcastEpisode 126: John Boyd, Maneuver Warfare, and the Future of the Marine Corps – A Conversation with Ian BrownIn this episode of the OODAcast, Bob Gourley speaks with Ian Brown, retired Marine Corps officer and author of A New Conception of War, which explores the influence of John Boyd on the Marine Corps and the evolution of maneuver warfare. Ian shares insights from his 20-year career in the Marines, including his experiences as a CH-53 helicopter pilot, forward air controller, and operations officer at the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Future Warfare. The conversation dives into the history and adaptability of the Marine Corps, Boyd's impact on military strategy, and how maneuver warfare became c...
2025-03-0748 minOODAcastEpisode 125: Unmasking Cyber Threats: Trevor Hilligoss's Mission to Disrupt Criminal NetworksIn this OODAcast, Bob Gourley interviews Trevor Hilligoss from SpyCloud, diving into his career trajectory from the U.S. Army to cybercrime intelligence. Hilligoss shares his unconventional path, starting as a forward observer in the Army before transitioning to law enforcement and later working with the FBI's Joint Ransomware Task Force. He explains how his investigative experience led him to SpyCloud, a company dedicated to collecting intelligence on cybercriminals and using it to prevent attacks. The discussion highlights how cyber threats evolve and why proactive intelligence is crucial in countering criminal activities. Hilligoss explains SpyCloud's unique role...
2025-02-1441 minOODAcastEpisode 124: The History and Future of Cyberwar with Matt DevostIn this episode of the OODAcast we turn the microphone over to Dr. Bilyana Lily, the world renowned cyber and geopolitical expert, who interviews OODA's CEO and co-founder Matt Devost. The session provides insights which can benefit any entrepreneur, board member, investor or cybersecurity practitioner. Bilyana reviews Matt's journey from a small-town in Vermont to becoming a global leader in cybersecurity, counterterrorism, and risk management and then dives into Matt's work founding groundbreaking companies like FusionX and the Terrorism Research Center, his insights into AI and cyber defense, and even his contributions to Hollywood films like Blackhat...
2024-12-171h 01OODAcastEpisode 123: Forging Leadership: Admiral Studeman on Intelligence, National Security, and ProactivityIn this OODAcast, Bob Gourley interviews retired Admiral Mike Studeman, a leader with over 35 years of experience in operational intelligence and national security. Admiral Studeman shares his journey, from joining the Navy at the close of the Cold War to serving as the Director of Intelligence for Southern Command and Indo-Pacific Command, and ultimately as the Commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence. He offers deep insights into the evolving nature of intelligence, emphasizing the importance of operational intelligence in driving informed decision-making at all levels. Admiral Studeman discusses key lessons from his career, the value of...
2024-12-1746 minOODAcastEpisode 122: Embracing the Future: Insights from Brandon JonesIn this episode of the OODAcast, Bob Gourley sits down with Brandon Jones, CEO of Throughline, to explore his career journey, the importance of liberal arts in technology, and the innovative work of Throughline. The conversation highlights the value of a diverse educational background and the pivotal role of communication and storytelling in driving organizational success. Brandon Jones shares his foundational story, emphasizing the impact of his time at St. Mary's College in Maryland, where he graduated with a computer science degree while also engaging deeply with liberal arts. His experience playing basketball and becoming the all-time l...
2024-09-1341 minOODAcastEpisode 121: Dr. Bilyana Lilly on Russian Information Warfare and Navigating Future Risks In this OODAcast, Matt interviews Dr. Bilyana Lilly who is an expert on Russian information warfare and geo-political risk. Bilyana is also the author of the book Russian Information Warfare and the novel Digital Mindhunters. Dr. Lilly shares her fascinating origin story and how she emerged as one of the premiere experts on Russian information warfare and geopolitical dynamics. Bilyana has worked tracking international arms and weapons supply chains, conflict zones, and other geo-political dynamics in academia, the private sector, and at internationally renowned think tanks. She shares fascinating insights from her time...
2024-09-0456 minOODAcastEpisode 120: Leadership and Innovation with Former NASA CIO and Current Executive Leader Renee WynnIn this episode of the OODAcast, Bob Gourley interviews Renee Wynn, former Chief Information Officer (CIO) of NASA. Renee Wynn's career trajectory is a testament to the unpredictable yet rewarding nature of professional journeys. Starting with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from a liberal arts college, Renee navigated through various roles, ultimately becoming the CIO of NASA. She emphasizes the importance of focusing on capabilities rather than specific job titles, a mindset that allowed her to seize unexpected opportunities. The Value of Liberal Arts in Technology Renee underscores the significance of her...
2024-08-0255 minOODAcastEpisode 118: Decision-Making and Deep Tech with Laura Thomas: Insights from a Former CIA OfficerIn this episode of OODAcast, Bob Gourley interviews Laura Thomas, a deep tech consultant and former CIA officer. Laura discusses her journey from a small town in North Carolina to a career in the CIA, where she served as a case officer. She emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and decision-making under uncertainty, and how these skills have translated to her work in deep tech. Laura also highlights the potential of quantum computing and fusion energy, stressing the need for innovation and strategic investment in these transformative technologies. Laura's refreshing comments underscore why healthy debate...
2024-05-3135 minOODAcastEpisode 117: Leading Cyber Change: Allan Friedman on the Revolution of SBOM & Future Cybersecurity Initiatives Allan Friedman is a senior strategist at CISA (the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency) where he coordinates all of their cross-sector activities on the topic of SBOM: The Software Bill of Materials. Allan is widely known as a change agent in both the public and private sector. In government he led initiatives that created positive change in major community-wide initiatives around vulnerability disclosure and vulnerability management. He also championed efforts that made dramatic improvements in the ability to reduce risk due to the proliferation of Internet of Things devices including championing ways...
2023-12-0542 minOODAcastEpisode 116: Joe Sullivan on Managing Complex Security Challenges Joe Sullivan has been at the forefront of managing security risk in rapidly growing high tech companies over the past 20 years serving as the Chief Security Officer at Facebook from early start-up through the IPO, CSO of Uber and CloudFlare, and as a security leader at eBay/PayPal. Joe was also involved in a landmark legal case for a breach at Uber which resulted in a criminal conviction that serves as a precedent for executive liability in cybersecurity going forward. In this OODAcast we discuss: Joe's early career and how he got...
2023-10-111h 06OODAcastEpisode 115: Joe Tranquillo on the Revolution in Biological ScienceJoe Tranquillo is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Bucknell University and a provost at the school. He is also and author and speaker with a knack for helping make new and at times complex subjects understandable. In this OODAcast we discuss many aspects of the revolution in biological sciences with Joe including topics like: New ways of delivering medicines that target specific tissues Discovery of the structure of almost every human protein Methods to synthesize biomolecules, which can result in ways to manufacture a wide range of materials like therapeutics, flavors, fabrics, food, fuels. New...
2023-07-281h 05OODAcastEpisode 114: MITRE Futurist Charles Clancy on our Quantum Enabled FutureCharles Clancy has successfully led technology efforts in government, industry, academia and continues to lead and innovate in his current position as Senior Vice President and GM of MITRE Labs. He is MITRE's Chief Futurist. His role in technology leadership and his tracking of tech across multiple domains made for an incredibly insightful OODAcast. We review Charles' insights into: Quantum Computing Quantum Security Artificial Intelligence Microelectronics and Friendshoring/Reshoring The March 2023 National Strategy for Cybersecurity Governance in the age of ubiquitous computing What corporate boards should know about technology and cybersecurity governance
2023-06-1653 minOODAcastEpisode 113: Mark McGrath: John Boyd Is Far More Than The OODA LoopMark McGrath has applied the teachings of John Boyd to a career that began in the Marine Corps, included leadership positions in financial services firms and consulting with businesses with a need to learn to thrive in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environments. He co-founded the consultancy AGLX and serves as its Chief Learning Officer. He is the co-host of the popular podcast "No Way Out" which is dedicated to examining and advancing the use of the theories of John Boyd to help both individuals and businesses seeking to improve their capacity for free and independent action.
2023-06-0951 minOODAcastEpisode 112: Serene - The Hacker Pianist Saving Cyberspace Serene is a hacker in the truest sense of the word. She's applied a hacker mindset to learn coding, piano, and blend art and engineering in fascinating ways. You'll find her collaborating on-stage with Grimes one night and coding censorship resistant technologies the next day. As a self-taught coder she was the first engineer hired into Google Ideas when she was just a teenager. At Google she pioneered work on WebRTC proxies that she continued as a fellow at the Open Tech Fund and was eventually released as a Tor-enabling tool called Snowflake.
2023-05-0853 minOODAcastEpisode 111: Andy Bochman on Countering Cyber SabotageAndy Bochman is the Senior Grid Strategist-Defender for Idaho National Laboratory's National and Homeland Security directorate. In this role, Andy provides strategic guidance on topics at the intersection of grid security and climate resilience to INL leadership as well as senior U.S. and international government and industry leaders. Andy is a frequent speaker, writer, and trainer who has testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on energy infrastructure cybersecurity issues and before FERC on the maturity of smart grid cybersecurity standards. He has had recurring conversations on grid security matters with the Senate Select C...
2023-05-0552 minOODAcastEpisode 110: Spencer Ante on Creative Capital and Disruptive InnovationSpencer Ante is the author or "Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital", which was on my Top 10 book list for 2022. In fact, I found Doriot's story so compelling that a portrait of him hangs on the wall at the Hack Factory start-up studio in Reston, VA. Doriot is a compelling figure with an incredible story as told in Spencer's book. He was a Harvard Business School professor, responsible for launching the modern American industrial management movement, served as a General in World War II where he solved critical supply chain and logistics issues w...
2023-04-171h 11OODAcastEpisode 109: Bob Zukis and the Digital Directors Network: Helping corporate boards mitigate systemic risk ob Zukis is a man on a mission to improve the ability of corporate America to succeed in a complex digital world, even when under constant cyber attack. Bob is the CEO and founder of the Digital Directors Network, the global pioneer in helping corporate directors advance their understanding of systemic risk. We consider Bob to be the world's leading advocate for improving cybersecurity governance. His many articles published in major business journals and impactful books on the topic make this case well. Bob has worked with, studied, and been on corporate boards...
2023-03-3042 minOODAcastEpisode 108: Adam Shostack on Cybersecurity and What Every Engineer Should Learn From Star WarsAdam Shostack is widely known in the cybersecurity world for his pioneering work on disclosing and discussing computer vulnerabilities (the CVE (common vulnerabilities and exposures) list). He also helped formalize and train leading approaches to threat modeling and wrote the foundational book on the subject (Threat Modeling: Designing for Security). In this OODAcast we seek lessons from Adam's career and experiences (which range from startups to nearly a decade at Microsoft, as well as the Blackhat review board, as well as being an Affiliate Professor at University of Washington). We then dive deep into Adam's most recent bo...
2023-03-1754 minOODAcastEpisode 107: Sebastian Mallaby on How Venture Capitalists and Hedge Funds Achieve SuccessSebastian Mallaby joined the OODAcast for a discussion about the Power Law in venture capital and the rise of the global hedge fund and private equity industries. Sebastian's book "The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future" is one of the most insightful books on the venture capital industry I've read to date and was included in my Top 10 Security, Technology & Business books of 2022. In this conversation, we discuss the differences between different investment companies like venture capital, private equity, and hedge funds and discuss the financial and geopolitical mechanics and d...
2023-03-0359 minOODAcastEpisode 106: Former Head of National Intelligence Council and Deputy ODNI Neil Wiley on Intelligence AnalysisNeil Wiley has lead some of the US Intelligence Community's most important analytical functions. His career in intelligence began as a Naval Intelligence Officer in an operational intelligence center focused on support to critical operational naval missions. He would later serve joint intelligence missions in Europe, would rise to lead all analytical activities at the Defense Intelligence Agency and in DoD Combatant Commands, and would later serve as the Chairman of the famed National Intelligence Council (NIC). Also served as a senior leader at ODNI, including leading the entire intelligence community as the Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence...
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Blueprint for WealthPhantom Stock Plans + Interview with CEO of OODA, Inc., Matt DevostOn this segment of Blueprint for Wealth, Wayne Zell discusses phantom stock plans, followed by an interview with the CEO of OODA, Inc., Matt Devost. OODA helps clients identify, manage, and respond to global risks and uncertainties while exploring emerging opportunities and developing robust and adaptive strategies for the future.OODA is comprised of a unique team of international experts lead by co-founders Matt Devost and Bob Gourley. Matt and Bob have been collaborating for two decades on advanced technology, intelligence, and security issues. Their team is capable of providing advanced intelligence and analysis, strategy...
2023-02-0233 minOODAcastEpisode 105: Michael Gibson Wants to Light the Paper Belt on FireThis OODAcast features a fascinating conversation with Michael Gibson, the author of the book "Paper Belt on Fire" who is also the co-founder of the Thiel Fellowship program and the 1517 Fund, both of which focus on identifying unconventional ideas and individuals that can drive disruptive innovation in technology, arts, and science. In this interview we dive into the establishment of the Thiel Fellowship which attracted a lot of attention and detractors with a grant program that paid $100k to college aged students to skip the degree and work on passion projects. Michael followed this up with the...
2023-02-011h 07OODAcastEpisode 104: Jimmy Soni on Why PayPal Was SuccessfulIn this OODAcast, we talk with Jimmy Soni, the author of the book "The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley". The Founders was one my Top 10 Security, Technology, and Business books of 2022, and is one of the few books I read last year that qualifies for each category. Jimmy takes a deep, historical look at the founding story of PayPal with detailed analysis, interviews, and access that you won't find in any other telling of the PayPal story. PayPal is a fascinating company to look at, not only to examine the...
2023-01-061h 06OODAcastEpisode 103: Jen Hoar on Corporate Intelligence and InvestigationsIn this OODAcast we interview one of our close friends and OODA network members, Jen Hoar. Jen is a former journalist-turned-corporate investigator who has leveraged the potent act of asking, and listening, to turn strangers into sources and contacts into clients. Her expertise, which is clearly also her passion, is identifying and interviewing smart people about any given topic, to learn as much as possible to inform clients' executive decision-making. Harnessing her experience as a journalist and business intelligence practitioner, she has developed and delivered Human Intelligence for Business training for entrepreneurs, sales, private equity...
2022-11-1445 minOODAcastEpisode 102: Joseph Menn: Observations From Two Decades Of Tech JournalismCovering technology issues, and specifically cybersecurity as a journalist is a tough endeavor. Some of these technologies are complex as are the security vulnerabilities often inherent in their deployment and making these topics broadly accessible can be a challenge. Many of the underlying issues touch upon national security and civil liberties creating an interesting nexus that must be highlighted in the proper context. Lastly, it can be a challenge to create trusted relationships with the hacker community, but they provide essential perspectives and leads. Joseph Menn has established himself as one of the top journalists covering these...
2022-09-3056 minOODAcastEpisode 101: Lawrence Gasman on Assessing the Business Impact of Quantum TechnologiesLawrence Gasman has researched and reported on quantum technologies from the beginning of the discipline of quantum computing. He is now the President of Inside Quantum Technology (IQT), which provides in-depth business intelligence for the quantum technology industry. IQT also runs several major quantum technology conferences as well as a quantum industry news service. On this OODAcast we ask Lawrence to provide us with frameworks for understanding the state of quantum computing, quantum sensing, quantum security and the business around each of these major fields. Discussion topics include: - How to explain the...
2022-09-0232 minOODAcastEpisode 100 - Providing actionable insights for future risks and opportunities.In 2020, we launched the OODAcast video and podcast series designed to provide insightful analysis and actionable intelligence to decision makers. In this 100th episode, co-hosts Matt Devost and Bob Gourley review some of the key insights from the series. Matt and Bob also discuss a OODA's recent assessment of risks and opportunities given the geopolitical and technological environment, leading to a discussion of recommended actions for C-suite leaders. We start with a review of an OODAcast episode which had deep personal meaning for the team, and opportunity to hear directly from one of John Boyd's peers, Chet...
2022-08-051h 24OODAcastEpisode 99: David Greenberg on Decision-making in Volatile MarketsWhile the OODA Loop was been heralded in the domain of conflict, we often find the concept in business and there is no greater business analogy to dogfighting that David Greenberg's experience as a trader on the floor of the world's largest physical commodities exchange. David's job required rapid decision making based on constantly changing information and the mental fortitude to move onto the next decision and rapidly learn from both successes and mistakes. In addition to his work as a trader, David also guided the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) through its largest period of growth and through...
2022-06-2435 minOODAcastEpisode 98: John Spencer on Connected Soldiers and the Future of ConflictJohn Spencer is a writer, thinker, speaker scholar who currently serves as the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the US Military Academy. He brings the experience of a veteran who has led in combat to his work, and in his latest book, Connected Soldiers, also provides insights from his time as a stay at home parent as his wife deployed. His analysis of connectivity and ints impact from multiple angles makes his book a very well rounded examination of how the Internet age is transforming how nations go to war. In this OODAcast we discuss the...
2022-05-1346 minOODAcastEpisode 97: Duyane Norman on Disrupting the CIA to Deal with Emerging ThreatsDuyane Norman spent nearly 30 years in the CIA with three Chief of Station and multiple other tours in a variety of interesting geographies and also had a focus on technology issues serving as Deputy Director of the Office of Technical Service within CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology, and as a member of the CIA Counterterrorism Center's Incident Response Team. Duyane established a reputation as an innovator and a disruptor looking for ways for the intelligence services to flourish given the fast pace of technological change and the dynamic threats emerging on the global landscape. In this OODAcast we...
2022-04-291h 10OODAcastEpisode 96: First Federal CISO Greg Touhill on Advanced Cybersecurity by DesignGreg Touhill is one of the nation's premier cybersecurity, information technology and risk management leaders. As an Air Force officer he led technology efforts in some of our nation's most demanding organizations including combatant commands during time of war. He is an accomplished speaker and author and business executive and also served as our nation's first Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Touhill is currently the director of the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute's CERT Division. In this capacity he leads one of the most highly regarded organizations in the cybersecurity community. The CERT is a diverse...
2022-04-2238 minOODAcastEpisode 95: Former Tenable CEO Ron Gula Applies a Hacker Mindset to Investing, Public Awareness, and PhilanthropyIn this OODAcast, we interview Ron Gula, co-founder and CEO of the highly successful Tenable Security(NASDAQ:TENB) and currently President of Gula Tech Adventures. Ron has a long history in the cybersecurity field that includes starting his career as an NSA hacker and then transitioning into an entrepreneur responsible for multiple innovations in the market and several successful companies. Ron remains a hacker at heart, and currently focuses his energy on investing in and mentoring emerging companies, improving public awareness on cybersecurity, and engaging in philanthropic efforts. In our conversation with Ron, we explore his career history, the...
2022-04-0849 minOODAcastEpisode 94: Jim Lawler on the Art of Espionage and the Perfect Intelligence OperationIn this OODAcast, we talk with Jim Lawler who is a Senior Partner at MDO Group, which provides HUMINT training to the Intelligence Community and the commercial sector focused on WMD, CI, technical and cyber issues. Mr. Lawler is a noted speaker on the Insider Threat in government and industry. Prior to this, Mr. Lawler served for 25 years as a CIA operations officer in various international posts and as Chief of the Counterproliferation Division's Special Activities Unit. We talk with Jim about his career in intelligence and national security, his views on the current threats including some of his f...
2022-04-0149 minOODAcastLifelong Hacker and Experienced Security Executive Alyssa Miller, Author of Cybersecurity Career GuideAlyssa Miller is a life-long hacker and highly experienced security executive who has a passion for security and the security community. She is an excellent advocate for continuous improvement in the community and a frequent speaker to audiences of both fellow business leaders and security community audiences. This combined with her deep experience in the industry makes her the perfect person to research and write the Cybersecurity Career Guide. The guide is a much needed resource for our community. In this OODAcast we ask Alyssa for context of use to cybersecurity professionals, including discussing insights important to th...
2022-03-1844 minOODAcastDr. Scott Shumate Profiles Russian President Vladimir PutinThis OODAcast is a special edition focused on profiling Russian President Vladimir Putin with Dr. Scott Shumate, who has over 30 years of experience evaluating national leaders, terrorists, spies, and insiders. Scott shares his unique perspective's on Putin informed by his extensive experience and insight. During this session we explore: Is Putin suicidal? Is Putin a rational actor? How would Putin feel about an escalatory use of cyber attacks? What is Putin's primary motivation in attacking the Ukraine? How does Putin value propaganda? Should we expect more nuclear bravado from him? Is he a narcissist? Plus lots of additional in...
2022-03-1153 minOODAcastEpisode 91: Chris Butler on the Value of Adversarial Thinking in Product Design and ManagementIn this OODACast, Matt talks with Chris Butler about how concepts like adversarial thinking can be applied to product design and management. Chris is an exemplar of someone who has excelled in his field but also looks to study and bring disruptive ideas like randomness and future framing from other disciplines to determine their value and applicability in product management. As it turns out, he's a big fan of John Boyd's OODA Loop and even made a trip to the Boyd archives where he discovered that Boyd was a fan of a certain science fiction book. Chris Butler is a chao...
2022-03-0452 minOODAcastEpisode 90: John Chambers on Risk and Opportunity in the Modern AgeJohn Chambers is the legendary former CEO of Cisco, a company he helped grow from $70 million in revenue per year when he joined in 1991 to $1.2 billion a year the year he became CEO to over $48 billion a year by the time he retired in 2015. As a leader John was always known for far more than just revenue growth, he was skilled at building an organization that treated people well, including employees, customers and the community. In this OODAcast we discuss John's book, Connecting The Dots, which shares his insights into leadership including leadership of organizations that need...
2022-02-1626 minOODAcastEpisode 89: Simon Clark on Investigating the Key Man and a Billion Dollar FraudIn this OODAcast, we talk with Simon Clark. Simon a British journalist and writer. He previously worked at the Wall Street Journal. His investigative reporting has led him to the poppy fields of Afghanistan, the copper mines of Congo and to many banks in the City of London. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2016. Simon is the author of the "The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped by a Capitalist Fairy Tale ". The book tells the story of Arif Naqvi and his Dubai-based private-equity firm Abraaj and how he...
2022-02-1155 minOODAcastEpisode 88: Charity Wright on China's Digital ColonialismCharity Wright is a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst with over 15 years of experience at the US Army and the National Security Agency, where she translated Mandarin Chinese. Charity now specializes in dark web cyber threat intelligence, counter-disinformation, and strategic intelligence at Recorded Future. Her analysis has provided deep insights into a variety of incidents, activities and strategic moves by well resourced adversaries, primarily actors operating in China. In July 2021 she led production of a report on China's digital colonialism, surfacing aspects of espionage, surveillance and manipulation campaigns that were staggering in scope. China's Digital Silk Road (DSR...
2022-01-2839 minOODAcastEpisode 87: Jan Chipchase on Field Research for Actionable InsightsJan Chipchase is the founder and director of Studio D Radiodurans, a research, design and innovation consultancy. He specializes in identifying nuanced patterns of human behavior. The insight it generates informs and inspires design, strategy, brand and public policy. Jan describes his work in design anthropology in terms of a satellite launched into space that is chartered with identifying new planets, existential threats, but with a lens that can also be turned back on earth to help his clients also understand themselves. I've been fascinated with Jan's work for quite some time and had previously...
2022-01-211h 05OODAcastBen Dubow on Detecting and Countering Malign Influence OperationsBen Dubow is CTO and founder of Omelas, a firm that provides data and analysis on how nations manipulate the web to achieve their geopolitical goals. He has a background in research on Russian and Chinese online information operations and is a recognized expert, having appeared on international media including Reuters, Bloomberg and Roll Call. Ben began his career tracking jihadi, white supremacist, and Iranian activity online before joining Google where he played a lead role in removing ISIS content from YouTube and establishing the Redirect Method to counter violent extremism. Before Omelas, Ben was Secretary of Code To...
2022-01-0743 minOODAcastJahon Jamali On Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the Coming MetaverseIn this OODAcast we talk with Jahon Jamali of Sarson Funds about a range of cryptocurrency issues including his coming book Deep Crypto. We also dive deep into the coming Metaverse. Jahon Jamali is a leading expert on emerging technologies, global risk management and international relations. He began his career as a U.S. Intelligence Officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency. He also has extensive experience in the high tech community creating and growing startups through to successful exits. All this makes him an even more credible authority when it comes to seeking the trends that are...
2021-12-0343 minOODAcastMaury Rogow: Every Corporation Will Have A Metaverse StrategyMaury Rogow builds a solid case that your brand will live or die based on the story you tell in the metaverse. Maury is a pioneer in applying the art of storytelling to convey the value of technology in the Internet age. He built a successful approach to storytelling that made direct contributions to the success of some of the most important firms in the early wave of Internet companies. He later leveraged storytelling expertise and insights into a career in Hollywood which included producing films and helping craft storylines. After six years in Hollywood he shifted...
2021-11-1942 minOODAcastAlan Cohen of DCVC on Investing in Deep Tech For HumanityAlan Cohen is a partner at DCVC, a highly regarded venture capital firm who pioneered the concept of investing in Deep Tech. Alan has helped lead and grow some of the most influential enterprise IT companies in the world. This includes serving as a VP of Enterprise for Cisco. He has also advised companies like Box, Cohesity, Netskope and Mobile Iron. He has been on the leadership teams of breakthrough companies like Nicira and Illumio. At DCVC he tracks innovations across multiple sectors of the economy and helps steer investments. He also sits on the...
2021-10-2256 minOODAcastDigital Self Sovereignty and Avoiding the Long Night with John RobbOur OODAcast with John Robb in June 2020 has proven to be one our most popular ever, so we were excited to host him for a second interview. John is one of the most disruptive thinkers of our time and is capable of drilling down on critical issues like security, society, and technology with deep authority and insights. In this OODAcast, we discuss a wide variety of issues: The role that networked tribalism played in the election and the events of January 6, 2021, and what comes next. The role algorithms, AI, and Machine Learning will play...
2021-10-071h 04OODAcastInman's Rules: The enduring principles of operational intelligenceIn this OODAcast we ask retired Admiral Bobby Ray Inman for insights into his approach to analyzing complex situation and managing intelligence efforts. Admiral Inman served in the Navy from November 1951 to July 1982, retiring with the rank of four star admiral, the first military intelligence officer to ever reach that rank. On active duty, he served as director of naval intelligence, then later director of the National Security Agency and as deputy director of Central Intelligence. After retirement Inman was chairman and CEO of the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC) in Austin, Texas, for four years and chairman, p...
2021-09-2450 minOODAcastThe Man Who Protects Our Secrets: Bob Bigman on Mitigating Enterprise RisksBob Bigman spent a career in the intelligence community. He was the CISO of the CIA where he was tasked with leading efforts to protect the nation's most sensitive secrets. He remains a practitioner. Since 2012 he has provided direct consulting services to CISOs, CIOs, CTOs and CEOs seeking to reduce risk and improve security programs. Through it all he has built a reputation for rapidly assessing the state of enterprise security programs and then working to build action plans to drive continuous improvement. This OODAcast examines aspects of Bigman's approach to security that can inform you own...
2021-09-1038 minOODAcastRandall Fort on The Future of the Metaverse And Its Cybersecurity and Intelligence ImplicationsRandall Fort is a seasoned security, intelligence and technology leader known for his grasp of enterprise mission needs and his ability to track the rapid advancing capabilities of technology to meet those needs. His background includes time as the director of global security for Goldman Sachs. He also led one of the most highly regarded teams of analysts in the world, the Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Randy later worked at Raytheon and is now now the COO of QWERX. He has also been a long standing member of the AFCEA Intelligence Committee. Topics...
2021-08-271h 03OODAcastAmr Awadallah On The Biggest Challenges And Opportunities in Enterprise IT TodayAmr Awadallah is widely known as a founder of Cloudera. Prior to that he was working on extreme scale data solutions for Yahoo. Most recently he was VP for Developer Relations at Google Cloud. Amr has a BS in EE from Cairo University, an MS in Computer Engineering from Cairo University, and a PhD EE from Stanford University. His experiences in tech and company leadership put him in the perfect position to help bring actionable insights to decision-makers today. Topics we discussed include: Lessons from his foundational story which can inform how to inspire the youth...
2021-08-2050 minOODAcastSir David Omand on Leveraging How Spies Think In Our Business and Personal LivesSir David Omand is one of the most respected intelligence professionals in the world and author of the book How Spies Think: Ten lessons in intelligence. His career in intelligence began shortly after graduating from Cambridge in 1969 when he joined the UK's GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters). He would later become the director of GCHQ. He also served as the first UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator, the most senior intelligence, counter-terror and homeland security position in the UK. In this OODAcast we discuss lessons in leadership from his time in the intelligence service and his views...
2021-08-1257 minOODAcastJessica Gulick: An accomplished cybersecurity practitioner turned CEO on future focused leadershipJessica Gulick is widely known for her leadership of the successful growth strategy and marketing firm Katzcy. She is also the Commissioner of the US Cyber Games, a multi-phased cybersecurity program recruiting a US Cyber Team for international competition. She is also the founder of PlayCyber, a new business line promoting cyber games and tournaments. Jessica is also the president of the board at the Woman's Society of Cyberjutsu and a driving force behind their Wicked6 cyber games. In this OODAcast we discuss Jessica's background as a cybersecurity practitioner (she is a 20-year veteran in the cybersecurity...
2021-08-0533 minOODAcastLance Mortlock On Scenario Planning to Drive Strategic DecisionsLance Mortlock is a Senior EY Strategy Partner. He is author of the book Disaster Proof: Scenario Planning for Post Pandemic Future, which explores ways scenario planning can help organizations be more resilient. This is a must-read book for anyone in the Risk Management field. It provides practical advice for strategists, planners, executives and board members on how to ask better questions related to the future, uncertainty, risk and strategy. In this OODAcast, we ask Lance for insights into what planners can learn from major global events from the last few decades and how scenario planning can...
2021-07-3040 minOODAcastJer Thorp on Living in Data and Creating Better FuturesEach year, there are one or two books that deeply resonate with me and become sticky in that I'm thinking about the book often, bringing it up in conversations, and sending out unsolicited recommendations for executives and researchers in my network to check it out. Jer Thorp's "Living in Data: A Citizen's Guide to a Better Information Future" was that book for me in 2021 so I was delighted to host Jer for a conversation on the OODAcast. Jer Thorp is an artist, writer and teacher living in New York City. He is best known for designing the...
2021-07-2259 minOODAcastTony Tether On Technology Leadership and Lessons Learned From DARPADr. Tony Tether was the director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA, from 2001 till his retirement in 2009. DARPA is widely known for being the principle agency in DoD for research and development. DARPA is charged with investing in projects that aim for high-payoff. They fund innovative ideas, develop solutions, provide demonstrations of concepts and systems and take any other prudent action required to move the right ideas from concept to reality. In this OODAcast we examine some of Dr. Tether's formative experiences, including a very unique job he held while awaiting entry to...
2021-07-1658 minOODAcastCofer Black on Leadership Lessons Learned and Speaking Truth to PowerIn this OODAcast, we talk with renowned counter-terrorism expert and career clandestine services professional Cofer Black. Cofer is best known for having been the Director of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center on 9/11 and having been part of the intelligence community warning about the near-term threat of terrorism in the United States prior to the attacks. However, his pedigree in counterterrorism issues was well established with a distinguished career in the field in high-risk areas and operations. During our discussion Cofer provides insight on a variety of issues including: How his childhood experiences traveling around Africa equipped him...
2021-07-0256 minOODAcastGaurav Banga On Mitigating Cyber Threats Through Deep Insight Into Things That Matter MostGaurav Banga is the Founder and CEO of Balbix, and serves on the boards of several companies. Before Balbix, Gaurav was the Co-founder & CEO of Bromium and led the company from inception for over 5 years. Earlier in his career, he served in various executive roles at Phoenix Technologies and Intellisync Corporation, and was Co-founder and CEO of PDAapps, acquired by Intellisync in 2005. Dr. Banga started his industry career at NetApp. Gaurav has a PhD in CS from Rice University, and a B.Tech. in CS from IIT Delhi. He is a prolific inventor with over 70 patents. In...
2021-06-2547 minOODAcastKim Zetter on Understanding the Realities of Cyberthreats and How Code Has a Story to TellThis week's OODAcast is with Kim Zetter, an incredibly well respected journalist who has been covering cybersecurity related issues for two decades. Matt Devost talks with Kim about a wide variety of cyber-related issues including a deep dive into Stuxnet and the implications for today's security environment. Kim also shares details as to how she got into the field and how she developed relationships with the hacker community via her longstanding attendance at Def Con. Kim is an award-winning investigative journalist and author who has covered cybersecurity and national security for more than a decade, most recently a...
2021-06-1851 minOODAcastJunaid Islam on Zero Trust ArchitectureIn this OODAcast we provide insights into Zero Trust architectures from an experienced practitioner, Junaid Islam. Junaid is a senior partner at OODA. He has over 30 years of experience in secure communications and the design and operations of highly functional enterprise architectures. He founded Bivio Networks, maker of the first gigabyte speed general purpose networking device in history, and Vidder, a pioneer in the concept of Software Defined Networking. Vidder was acquired by Verizon to provide Zero Trust capability for their 5G network. Junaid has supported many US national security missions from Operation Desert Shield to investigating...
2021-06-0412 minOODAcastScythe CEO Bryson Bort on Enhancing Security with Realistic Adversary EmulationBryson Bort is the Founder of SCYTHE, a start-up building a next generation attack emulation platform, and GRIMM, a boutique cybersecurity consultancy. He is widely known in the cybersecurity community for helping advance concepts of defense across multiple critical domains. He is the co-founder of the ICS Village, a non-profit advancing awareness of industrial control system security. Bryson is also a Senior Fellow for Cybersecurity and National Security at R Street and the National Security Institute and an Advisor to the Army Cyber Institute. In this OODAcast we examine approaches Bryson has seen make positive differences in...
2021-05-2858 minOODAcastTrond Undheim on the Future of Technology and a Framework for Analyzing Forces of DisruptionTrond Undheim is a futurist, investor, consultant, executive, speaker, entrepreneur and podcaster. He produces widely impactful podcasts: Futurized, which tracks the underlying forces of disruption in tech, policy, business models, social dynamics and the environment, and Augmented, which reveals stories behind the new era of industrial operations. Trond is trained as a social scientist with a career in technology and innovation, and is the author of a string of books helping make sense of the dynamics at the nexus of multiple technology and societal trends, his most recent book, Future Tech, was just released.
2021-05-2138 minOODAcastJeremy King on the greatest leaders he has ever seen (and how we can all keep learning leadership)Jeremy King is a trusted advisor to corporate boards and some of the nation's most elite business leaders. He is also a serial connector helping move business information on opportunities at the intersection of talent, capital, entrepreneurs and business development. Jeremy is an entrepreneur himself, creating successful executive search firms and also a game-changing non-profit we will talk a bit about later called MissionLink. Today Jeremy is the founder and President of Benchmark Executive Search. For more than 20 years, Jeremy has played a strategic role in building the leadership organizations for more than 400 growth companies, including noteworthy...
2021-05-1429 minOODAcastBen Ford, Founder of Commando Development, on the OODA Loop and Tech LeadershipBen Ford is the founder of Commando Development, a firm which leverages his deep background and experience in enterprise IT as well as his years in service as a Royal Marine to the benefit of technology teams in startups and large enterprises. In this OODAcast we discuss Ben's views on the history of Commando's, from the experiences that inspired Winston Churchill prior to his forming then in World War II up to today, capturing a surprising number of lessons for business and IT leaders today. Some discussion topics: How can Winston Churchill's decisions...
2021-05-0739 minOODAcastMatt Devost on Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Succeeding in Competitive EnvironmentsOODA CEO Matt Devost has a track record of executing on innovation via entrepreneurship. He has extensive past performance in cybersecurity, counterterrorism, critical infrastructure protection, intelligence, and risk management issues, and deep experience in delivering value in those domains via entrepreneurship. In this OODAcast, Jen Hoar extracts lessons and insights from Matt's journey that will be relevant to creators, innovators and entrepreneurs at any stage of their journey. Some topic covered: - How will you know when it is the right time to start your business? - How should you evaluate risks...
2021-04-2941 minOODAcastMax de Groen of Bain Capital PE on the Megatrends Driving Future Tech Enabled InvestmentsMax de Groen is a managing director at Bain Capital Private Equity (one of the world's leading PE firms with over $130 billion of assets under management), where he focuses on investments in infrastructure, cybersecurity, and application software as well as internet and digital media. This means is is well positioned to help us understand more about the future of technology enabled businesses. Max joined Bain Capital Private Equity in 2010. Prior to joining Bain Capital Private Equity, Max was at The Boston Consulting Group, where he consulted in the technology, financial services, and healthcare practice areas. He also serv...
2021-04-2327 minOODAcastJim Clapper Shares Wisdom From A Career in Operational IntelligenceSecurity, Risk Management and Intelligence professionals all know of Jim Clapper. He had a long and distinguished career in the US Air Force, which included leadership spanning the Vietnam era all the way to the end of the Cold War. By the time he retired he was a three star General, leading the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. After retirement he would later return to government service as head of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency just three days after 9/11. In 2007 he was named the Pentagon's top intelligence official (USDI), serving as an appointee in both the Bush...
2021-04-1546 minOODAcastRay Wang, CEO and Founder of Constellation Research, On The Business Impact of TechnologyR "Ray" Wang is the Founder, Chairman and Principal Analyst of Silicon Valley based Constellation Research Inc., a research and advisory firm which studies disruptive business and exponential technology trends. You very likely have heard of Ray before. He is active on social media (follow him here). He is also frequently interviewed in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Fox Business News, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Cheddar, CGTN, Tech Crunch, ZDNet, Forbes, and Fortune. Ray is the co-host and co-founder of the widely watched DisrupTV, a weekly enterprise tech and leadership webcast that averages 50,000...
2021-04-0920 minOODAcastLisa Porter On Innovation, Technology, Security and Lessons in LeadershipLisa J. Porter has successfully lead some of the world's largest and most critical technology efforts. Her career started with a focus on academic rigor in pursuit of some of the toughest degrees, a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from MIT and a PhD in Applied Physics from Stanford. She would later lecture at MIT and then became a researcher for DARPA related projects, eventually becoming a DARPA program manager. Dr. Porter would later lead NASA's Aeronautics Portfolio, would become the first Director of the Intelligence Community's IARPA, became President at Teledyne Scientific and an EVP at In-Q-Tel, and...
2021-04-0248 minOODAcastNate Fick on Dynamic Leadership and Adapting to ChangeNate Fick's career has been eclectic, but with a common element of demonstrating superior leadership abilities in a diverse array of successful opportunities. Nate is currently a General Manager at Elastic, having joined the firm with their acquisition of Endgame where he served as CEO. Graduating from Dartmouth, Nate took an unconventional path of joining the military and serving as a USMC officer leading some of the first U.S. troop deployments into Afghanistan and Iraq after the September 11th terrorist attacks. His service in the military is chronicled in his New York Times best selling book...
2021-03-2543 minOODAcastLessons In Leadership, Intelligence Analysis, and Geopolitical Trends From Retired LTG Robert Ashley, former Director of DIALieutenant General Robert Ashley, USA (ret) was the 21st Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). He retired in November 2020 after over 36 years of active-duty service as an intelligence officer. He had previously served as the Army's lead for all intelligence (the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2), where he was the senior advisor to the Secretary of the Army and Army Chief of Staff for all aspects of intelligence, counterintelligence and security. During his long career he commanded organizations charged with gaining insights into adversary intentions and making them actionable for decision-makers. This included work overseas including six c...
2021-03-1941 minOODAcastLessons In Leadership From Ellen McCarthy and Her Journey From Junior Analyst To The Most Senior Echelons of the Intelligence CommunityEllen McCarthy is a highly accomplished and distinguished executive whose career started as a junior analyst and ended up reaching to the very highest echelons of the US intelligence community. In this OODAcast we explore lessons learned from her journey, capturing insights that can inform actions for those at any stage of a career. Ellen's career began at the office of Naval Intelligence. She then moved to Norfolk and the Atlantic Intelligence Center (where we first met). She moved back to DC and would later lead all intelligence activities for the US Coast Guard as their director...
2021-03-1053 minOODAcastRobert Wallace on a Career in Intelligence and The Spy Sites Series and Spy CraftRobert Wallace spent a 33 year career with the Central Intelligence Agency and is widely known for the very well done books he and co-author Keith Melton have produced on the history, culture and tradecraft of intelligence (including the SpyCraft book which was turned into a Netflix series and the Spy Sites series of books documenting the intelligence history of Washington DC, New York and Philadelphia). This OODAcast examines Robert's career from the beginning, resulting in interesting stories and insights into his leadership and management style relevant to any leader in business or government today. His professional life...
2021-03-051h 06OODAcastBlake Bartlett, CEO of Janes, On Leadership and Decision Making In The Modern AgeBlake Bartlett is the CEO of Janes, the well known and trusted provider of open source defense intelligence. In this OODAcast we examine lessons learned from Blake's career and path from a young student with a desire for a career in sports to success in the domain of sales. Blake believes sales is a perfect area for someone who has harnessed their passion for sports and winning and the ability to connect with people. From there he grew to leadership of several highly regarded market intelligence organizations culminating in his current role as the CEO Janes, the f...
2021-02-2631 minOODAcastMichele Wucker on Identifying and Confronting the Obvious Risks of Gray RhinosMichele Wucker is specialist in risk management and crisis anticipation and is author of the book "The Gray Rhino: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore". While we've all become familiar with Taleb's concept of Black Swans, we must equally become intimately aquatinted with Wucker's Gray Rhinos as they provide more obvious opportunities for actually anticipating and managing risk. During this interview, Michele takes us through the concept of Gray Rhinos with real-world historical examples, discussion of future Gray Rhinos, and strategies for engaging in real actions to identify, respond to, and mitigate...
2021-02-1945 minOODAcastVikram Sharma, CEO of Quintessence Labs on Leadership in the Quantum EraVikram Sharma is the founder and CEO of Canberra Australia based QuintessenceLabs. His company provides solutions based on quantum technology to strengthen cryptographic key creation and management at scale. This is an urgent need in this era of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, and key to protecting data now and into the future. Q-Labs uses the world's fastest random-number generator to create the strongest possible encryption keys, and integrates them into advanced key management and encryption capabilities, protecting banks, governments, and other enterprises around the globe. In this OODAcast we ask Vikram for his views on what...
2021-02-1246 minOODAcastFormer CIA Officer Rob Richer on the Geopolitical Landscape, Leadership Lessons Learned, and Supporting Decision-makersRob Richer is a highly regarded advisor to international executives and global government leaders including several heads of state. Rob has a well informed perspective on international risks and opportunities and an ability to analyze and distill observations in a way that is meaningful for your decision making process. In this OODAcast we cover the current state of global and domestic affairs, key leadership and decision-making lessons learned derived from Rob's extensive CIA career. As a bonus, we talk to Rob about how the character Mitch Rapp is based upon him. Rapp is the main character in...
2021-02-0539 minOODAcastCamila Russo on Ethereum and the Future of Decentralized Finance (DeFi)This week's OODAcast features an interview with Camila Russo, the author of the book "The Infinite Machine: How an Army of Crypto-hackers Is Building the Next Internet with Ethereum". Camila is also the founder of the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) site The Defiant, which tracks developments, emerging trends, and news in the fast moving DeFi space. In this interview, Camila shares how her experience covering fiat currency issues as a reporter for Bloomberg sparked her interest in Bitcoin and how she focused her attention on the Ethereum project early in its development. We discuss Camila's book and the...
2021-01-2840 minOODAcastWill Hurd on Skills For Success In The Modern AgeFormer Congressman Will Hurd joins us on this episode of OODACast to discuss what he has learned about business and entrepreneurship from a diverse career in the intelligence community, elected office and the private sector. Will has successfully leveraged the skills of a CIA operations officer in a variety of contexts, including the founding of cybersecurity firm FusionX with OODA co-founder, Matt Devost. Will most recently served in Congress as the representative for Texas' 23rd district from 2015 to 2021. In our OODACast discussion, Will provides practical, motivating guidance on how to develop new contacts and leads, cultivate client...
2021-01-2143 minOODAcastKathy and Randy Pherson, Authors of Critical Thinking for Strategic IntelligenceKathy and Randy Pherson both had successful careers in the US Intelligence Community, where they pioneered new analytical methods and would later help bring those methods to widespread adoption in the community. Both are also successful business leaders who created companies that build value for others. In the OODAcast we discuss the third edition of their book: Critical Thinking for Strategic Intelligence. They provide their context on what a good intelligence program in industry or government looks like, how to avoid out for cognitive bias and cognitive traps, how to be proactive in data collection and processing, an...
2021-01-1544 minOODAcastRic Prado on Intelligence Operations and a Legendary Career in the CIARic Prado has been described by CIA leadership as the closest thing to 007 that the United States has ever had. Ric's life is packed with more adventure and operations than your favorite spy novel series. Coming out of the shadows, this is Ric's first video interview and covers his career, operational decision-making lessons learned, why we need a next generation of CIA agents, and we even dive into some more obscure topics like CIA knife fighting and how he came to train the King of Jordan. Arriving in the United States as a Peter Pan refugee from...
2021-01-0547 minOODAcastThe Top 10 Security, Technology, and Business Books of 2020In this OODAcast, Bob Gourley and Matt Devost discuss Matt's picks for the Top 10 Security, Technology, and Business Books of the year. Now in its 5th year, Matt's top ten book list is one of the most popular posts of the year and we look forward to interviewing several of the authors on OODAcast in 2021. Also see the full write up of the Top 10 list here: https://www.oodaloop.com/archive/2020/12/07/top-10-security-technology-and-business-books-of-2020/
2020-12-2228 minOODAcastMischel Kwon, Founder and CEO of W@tchTowerIn this OODAcast we interview Michel Kwon, the founder and CEO of W@tchTower. She is a leader who has proven herself through an ability to success in three different career fields, first as a developer and programmer creating enterprise grade solutions, then as a government executive who would eventually lead the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT)during a critical period in its transformation, and now as an entrepreneur and CEO adding value to enterprises seeking to reduce risk and improve cybersecurity posture. We discuss Michel's foundational story and extract lessons relevant to those starting a...
2020-12-1731 minOODAcastJuan Enriquez On Technology, Ethics and the FutureJuan Enriquez has succeeded as a businessman, academic, author and lecturer. For those who might not have met him via any of his many appearances and presentations, he can be succinctly described as an authority on the economic and political impacts of life sciences and a thinker able to help frame the much needed discussions we all need to have on ethics. He serves on the discovery council at Harvard Medical School and was the founding director of Harvard Business School's Life Sciences Project. He are currently the managing director of Excel Venture Management, a life sciences...
2020-12-1151 minOODAcastMasha Sedova, Co-Founder Elevate Security on Human Risk ManagementMasha Sedova is an award-winning people-security expert, speaker, and entrepreneur focused on helping companies transform employees from a risk into a key element of defense. She has been a part of our OODA Network for years, including speaking at our legacy FedCyber event, where she introduced the behavior-based and gamified cybersecurity training and awareness she put in place at Salesforce. She is the co-founder of Elevate Security delivering an employee-risk management platform that provides visibility into employee risk while motivating employees to make better security decisions. Before Elevate, Masha Sedova was a security executive at...
2020-12-0445 minOODAcastBob Gourley on Operational Intelligence for Strategic Decision-makingIn this OODAcast, OODA Network Expert Jen Hoar interviews noted cybersecurity and intelligence professional Bob Gourley, CTO of OODA LLC, diving deep into what makes him tick. Jen asks Bob about his career, including the constants and dynamics in his professional life, starting with a deep background in operational intelligence as a naval intelligence officer. She explores his strengths and weaknesses and how he makes decisions in domains of overwhelming information. Jen asks Bob for advice for others on ways to keep learning. A key point underscored by Bob was how organizations need to find...
2020-11-2033 minOODAcastCEO of Women's Society of Cyberjutsu and Cybersecurity Leader Mari GallowayLike many others we have observed first hand the positive changes in the cybersecurity community being enabled by Mari Galloway. In this OODAcast we look beyond those changes to find out what makes her tick, revealing lessons applicable to professionals in any stage of their career. Mari is the CEO and a founding board member for the Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC), one of the fastest growing 501c3 non-profit cybersecurity communities. WSC is dedicated to bringing more women and girls to cyber and does so by providing its members with the resources and support required to enter...
2020-11-1327 minOODAcastTechnology Risk Executive and former NASA CISO and CIO Jerry DavisJerry Davis has spent decades succeeding in hard jobs supporting critically important missions. He is a decorated combat Veteran who served in he US Marines for 11 years including in Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield. He also served in the Central Intelligence Agency in service to world wide missions including leveraging technology in denied areas against high profile targets. Jerry would later become the first CISO at the US Department of Education, then the CISO for NASA and later the CISO for the Department of Veterans Affairs. He returned to NASA as the CIO for the Ames Research Center, a po...
2020-11-0643 minOODAcastPaul Kurtz, Iconic Cybersecurity Leader and Founder of TruSTARPaul Kurtz is an internationally recognized expert on cybersecurity and the Co-Founder and Chairman of TruSTAR. Paul began working on cybersecurity at the White House in the late 1990s. He served in senior positions relating to critical infrastructure and counterterrorism on the White House's National Security and Homeland Security Councils under Presidents Clinton and Bush. After leaving government, Paul has held numerous private sector cybersecurity positions including founding the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (Acquired by Tech America), Executive Director of SAFECode, Managing Partner of Good Harbor Consulting in Abu Dhabi, and CISO of CyberPoint International.
2020-10-3044 minOODAcastRear Admiral Paul Becker, USN (ret) on leadership in the modern ageRear Admiral Paul Becker, USN (Retired), is an author, speaker and board member with extensive experience in intelligence operations. During his 30 year career as a naval intelligence officer he lead major operational intelligence efforts, rising to the position of Director of Intelligence (J2) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Upon retirement from the Navy he formed a consultancy delivering solutions and lessons learned around intelligence to corporate America. He is also a professor, teaching at the US Naval Academy and the University of Virginia. Paul is renowned for his ability to translate military leadership principles into corporate p...
2020-10-2336 minOODAcastDr. Melissa Flagg of the Center for Security and Emerging TechnologyDr. Melissa Flagg is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) at Georgetown University. Previously she served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research, responsible for policy and oversight Defense Department science and technology programs including basic research through advanced technology development and the DoD laboratory enterprise. She has worked at the State Department, the Office of Naval Research, the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Army Research Laboratory. Melissa also ran her own consulting business...
2020-10-1635 minOODAcastMark Weatherford On Leading Change As a CISOMark Weatherford is an icon in the cybersecurity field. He is widely known as a mission focused leader who builds teams and gets hard things done. His career included success in the US Navy as a cryptologist, leadership and management in a major defense integrator, CISO for two states (Colorado and California), CISO of the nation's regulatory organization for our power grid (the NERC), head of security efforts for the newly formed DHS, and operational CISO roles and advisory board positions for several US corporations. Our OODAcast with Mark focused on his insights for the cybersecurity community...
2020-10-1233 minOODAcastMatt Devost on Hacking Entrepreneurship and Identifying Threats and OpportunitiesIn this OODAcast, the tables are turned as OODA Network Expert Jen Hoar interviews CEO Matt Devost and they discuss how Matt consistently identified new threats and opportunities by blending eccentric interests into a career as a serial entrepreneur and become an established expert on cybersecurity, counterterrorism, and technology issues. Having been educated in a one-room schoolhouse in the rural Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, Matt identified a way to blend his interests in emerging national security threats and computer science into a bespoke career path and took persistent risks to realize non-obvious opportunities. Matt's Bio:
2020-10-0258 minOODAcastKevin Roberts on Leadership, Decision-making, and Focused ActionKevin Roberts has had an illustrious career spanning many industries over numerous continents including serving as Chairman and CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi, one of the world's leading creative organizations, where he had responsibility for the effectiveness of several of the world's leading advertising budgets including for clients Toyota and Procter & Gamble. Today, his company Red Rose Consulting counsels business leaders and employees on creative thinking, marketing, and leadership. Kevin is the author of several best-selling books, including an OODA Top 10 Book of the Year for 2017; 64 Shots: Leadership in a Crazy World. OODA CEO, Matt Devost has given...
2020-09-2555 minOODAcastGary Harrington on Leadership Lessons from Delta Force to the CIAGary Harrington had a distinguished career of national service that included over three decades in top tier special operations groups including Delta Force and then transitioning into the CIA. Gary was one of the first to deploy into Afghanistan after 9/11 and was at the tip of the spear in many locations including as a solo operator in high risk venues like Yemen. Today Gary advises private clients on approaches to maintaining security and safety in a volatile and unpredictable world. In this OODAcast, we dive into Gary's career trajectory, and lessons learned from special operations that can...
2020-09-1838 minOODAcastMichael Kanaan, Author of T-Minus AI Discusses Artificial Intelligence and Global PowerMichael Kanaan has helped a wide swath of decision-makers better grasp the nature of AI. He has a knack for expressing complex topics in clear, accurate and succinct ways and many of us in the national security community have already had the pleasure of hearing from him in person or in conferences. His book, T-Minus AI: Humanity's Countdown to Artificial Intelligence and the New Pursuit of Global Power, provides context and insights in a way that can help concerned citizens and business leaders better grasp the issues of AI. He gives us all a call to action...
2020-09-1145 minOODAcastJim Miller on Managing Policy in an Age of Constant Disruption and Dynamic ThreatsJim Miller has worked for four decades on a combination of private and public sector initiatives focused on addressing a wide variety of national security threats. He has held numerous positions within the Department of Defense including serving as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and has been awarded the DoD's highest civilian award four times. In this OODAcast, we discuss a wide variety of topics including: How to use red teaming to plan for emerging threats and opportunities How to bridge the gap between planning and execution Lessons-learned from 40 years of working with top strategists a...
2020-09-0350 minOODAcastChet Richards on John Boyd and applying OODA principles to the business worldChet Richards was a close associate of the late US Air Force Colonel John Boyd. He was there as the concept of the OODA Loop was being developed and constructed the first graphics of the OODA Loop from sketches Boyd drew. Chet is the author of the widely read business book "Certain to Win" which was the first book to describe Boyd's strategy in terms familiar to business leaders and show how the OODA Loop and associated Boyd concepts apply to today's business problems. Business is not war, but in its most competitive state it is a...
2020-08-281h 05OODAcastCourtney Bowman, Privacy and Civil Liberties Engineer, Palantir TechnologiesCourtney Bowman leads Palantir's Privacy and Civil Liberties Engineering Team. In this capacity he works extensively with local, state and international governments and philanthropic partners to develop technology-driven solutions to information sharing needs that respect applicable privacy, security and data integrity requirements. He does so in a way that is informed by experience and well thought out approaches that we consider an exemplar for tech firms, enterprises and government data strategists. In this OODAcast we examine some of his approaches. Our discussion covered ethics, compliance and security in the modern age including a deep dive into approaches...
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What's Working in WashingtonWhat's Working in Washington - Ep 307 - OODA: both a philosophy and a company on the rise - Bob Gourley and Matt DevostBob Gourley and Matt Devost, co-founders of tech research and advisory firm OODA, discuss the rise of machine learning and A.I., and how their national security background and the D.C. region give them a distinct insight into the new technologies. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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