Shield Capital announced today that Denis A. Bovin has joined SHIELD’s National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) as a Senior Advisor.
March 13, 2024–(San Francisco, CA) – Shield Capital announced today that Denis A. Bovin has joined SHIELD’s National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) as a Senior Advisor. With five decades of experience in finance, aerospace and defense, and national security policy, Mr. Bovin brings invaluable perspective and expertise to the SHIELD team.
Mr. Bovin has initiated and implemented some of the most complex, consequential, and strategic financial transactions in the commercial and government technology sector. He has deep experience advising senior management teams and boards of directors in private industry and in government agencies. Mr. Bovin was appointed to the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and served on the Defense Science Board as well as Senior Advisory Groups for both the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) and the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM). As Chairman of the MIT Investment Management Company, he oversaw the investment governance of approximately $28 billion in assets under management.
“We are honored to welcome Denis Bovin to our National Security Advisory Board,” said Philip Bilden, Managing Partner at Shield Capital. “Denis has been an informal advisor and friend to Raj Shah and myself over the course of 20 years—and a collaborator in the BENS (Business Executives for National Security) leadership. We are pleased to bring his unparalleled expertise to Shield Capital.”
Mr. Bovin’s breadth of leadership experience in the public and private sector complements the current distinguished National Security Advisory Board at SHIELD. Mr. Bovin joins Senior Advisors Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, USA (ret.), former National Security Advisor and Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institute at Stanford University; Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN (ret.), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University; General David Goldfein, USAF (ret), former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force; Director Letitia Long, Chairwoman of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) and former Director of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency; and the Honorable Sean Stackley, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Growth & Technology, L3Harris Technologies and former Acting Secretary of the Navy.
“Economic security and national security are inextricably linked,” said Bovin. “I look forward to working with this distinguished group of advisors in support of the investment thesis at Shield Capital at the convergence of commercial technology and national security.”
About Shield Capital
Shield Capital is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage companies building technologies that matter in artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity, and space. SHIELD’s veteran team of founders, investors, and national security leaders is mission-focused in support of entrepreneurs addressing the convergence of commercial industry and national security. Mission Matters at SHIELD. Learn more at www.shieldcap.com.
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