Born in a driveway. Built for hard government problems.

BMNT got its start in 2013 on a Silicon Valley driveway — military veterans determined to take what they learned about innovating on the battlefield and change the way Silicon Valley and the Department of Defense work together.

Since then we've defined a better way to curate national security problems so entrepreneurs will work on them, built the tools and processes that let government organizations innovate at speed and scale, created an international academic program that engages a new generation in national service, and supported dual-use startups through their entrepreneurial journeys.

Operators, engineers, makers, veterans, and policy wonks.

Linked by a common goal: electrify the way governments solve incredibly hard problems.

Peter Newell

Peter Newell

Cofounder & CEO

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Ali Hawks

Ali Hawks

CEO, BMNT UK

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William Treseder

William Treseder

Cofounder

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Brian Miller

Brian Miller

President

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Mark Peterson

Mark Peterson

CFO

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Jackie Space

Jackie Space

Cofounder & Strategic Advisor

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Ellen Chang

Ellen Chang

Strategic Advisor

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Steve Weinstein

Steve Weinstein

Strategic Advisor

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Joe Felter

Joe Felter

Cofounder & Strategic Advisor

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Daniel Marrujo

Daniel Marrujo

Strategic Advisor

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Abby Tran

Abby Tran

Program Analyst

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Alyssa Sutton

Alyssa Sutton

Program Manager

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Anthony Santos

Anthony Santos

Project Lead

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Bea Heratsch

Bea Heratsch

Program Analyst

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Beth Vaccarezza

Beth Vaccarezza

Program Manager

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Clinton Nguyen

Clinton Nguyen

Financial & Ops. Analyst

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Daniel Anaforian

Daniel Anaforian

Project Lead

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Geraldine Decker

Geraldine Decker

Business Ops. Support Specialist

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Hannah Joudi

Hannah Joudi

Program Analyst

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Isaiah Lewis

Isaiah Lewis

Sr. Program Analyst

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Jasgagandeep Singh

Jasgagandeep Singh

Program Analyst

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Jesse Marek

Jesse Marek

Project Lead

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Jessica Caterson

Jessica Caterson

Program Analyst

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John Petkosek

John Petkosek

Director

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Joseph May

Joseph May

Deputy Program Manager

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Mace Flitter

Mace Flitter

Project Lead

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Maicie Jones

Maicie Jones

Project Lead

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Mariam Makki

Mariam Makki

Sr. Program Analyst

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Matthew Bailey

Matthew Bailey

Program Analyst

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Maya Walborsky

Maya Walborsky

Program Analyst

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Oran Farkas

Oran Farkas

Sr. Program Analyst

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Paris Grabeel

Paris Grabeel

Project Lead

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Robert Leonard

Robert Leonard

Sr. Program Manager

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Sabra Horne

Sabra Horne

Entrepreneur in Residence

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Sam Peterson

Sam Peterson

Project Lead

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Serdar Turac

Serdar Turac

Program Manager

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Stevan Youssef

Stevan Youssef

Project Lead

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Steven Peterson

Steven Peterson

Director, Finance and Operations

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Susan Young

Susan Young

Director, People Operations and Culture

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Tim Donoghue

Tim Donoghue

Director

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Tyler Chung

Tyler Chung

Program Analyst

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Tyler Foley

Tyler Foley

Sr. Program Analyst

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Waleed Omer

Waleed Omer

Jr. Program Analyst

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