Dan is the founder & managing partner at Navantus, an advisory and consulting firm which specializes in assisting investors and co-founders to achieve the vision and growth goals for their portfolio companies and fulfill their market potential. Dan has served as global CEO of both publicly-traded and privately-held technology companies, and is known for developing [...]
Samantha Gunther is an active duty military spouse and considered a servant leader and to lead by example. For most of her professional career she has worked for the United States Senate. She has also worked for local elected officials and the Chamber of Commerce in Colorado Springs. She earned her Master of Public Policy [...]
Mark Freedman is a strategy consultant and global security expert. He has provided strategy consulting services to the U.S. military, intelligence community, and federal law enforcement in addition to advising corporate executives on global threats and national policy. Prior to his career in consulting, Mark was an officer with the U.S. Department of State, in [...]
Steve is currently a stakeholder in Venture Development Center, LLC. (venturedc.com) one of the originators of Alternative Data Enrichment Solutions around leveraging “Big Data” to develop cutting edge practices that have redefined how data is approached Steve is also an investor in early-stage data & information technology companies where he plays a role as an [...]
Dr. Franklin is an accomplished senior executive who is widely credited with revolutionizing several large scale, national public health systems. She has focused her expertise in key wellness areas to include suicide prevention, mental health, and substance abuse. A transformational leader, Dr. Franklin has spent her 25-year career driving complex organizational and policy change in [...]
Terry Bresnick is the former CEO, President, and co-founder of Innovative Decisions, Inc. and is President of Innovative Decision Analysis. He has more than 40 years of experience applying decision analysis to complex problems of government and industry. First, as an officer in the U.S. Army (10 years active duty, 18 years Reserves), and currently, [...]
Joe Bihner is the Managing Partner of the Summerset Group and one of the Founding Partners at Harvest Moon Sustainable Ventures. The Summerset Group grew out of a need Joe saw after sponsoring over a dozen acquisitions, 50+ partnerships and as an active investor in early stage tech ventures. He realized that not once did [...]
Ed Myslinski brings more than 35 years of leadership, sales and marketing experience across manufacturing and distribution in the Veterinarians channels. Senior sales and accounts management positions have been with Schering-Plough, Henry Schein Animal Health, Ceva Animal Health and Virbac Animal Health. Ed has been an advisor with Bluewater International since 2013. Ed holds [...]
Mick Maurer brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across aerospace and industrial divisions of United Technologies Corporation. Senior executive positions included President of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Senior Vice President, Global Operations for the Otis Elevator Company. Prior to joining United Technologies, he was an officer in the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine program, [...]
William Schneider, Jr. is President of International Planning Services, Inc., a Washington-based international trade and finance advisory firm, and is an Adjunct Fellow of the Hudson Institute. He was formerly Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology (1982-1986). He served as Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs at the Office [...]
