SHIELD Team & Advisors
Steadfast partners at the convergence of commercial technology & national security.
We are veteran investors, founders & national security leaders.
Philip Bilden
| Position: | Managing Partner |
| Expertise: | Private Equity, Venture Capital, Aerospace & Defense |
| Assignments: |
Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners (Asia) Ltd
Chairman, Naval War College Foundation (NWCF) Chairman, Cyber Task Force, NWCF |
| Founder: | HarbourVest Partners, LLC ($100+ billion AUM) |
| Governance: |
Former Director, Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII)
Former Chairman, Cybersecurity Committee, HII Director, GoSecure (Cybersecurity) |
| Advisory: | Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel |
| Military: |
Military Intelligence
U.S. Army Reserve |
| Education: |
Georgetown School of Foreign Service
Harvard Business School |
| Community: |
U.S. Naval Academy Foundation
Naval War College Foundation Army War College Foundation |
Raj Shah
| Position: | Managing Partner |
| Expertise: | Bridging Silicon Valley and the Pentagon |
| Assignments: |
Managing Partner, Defense Innovation Unit
Director of Strategy, Palo Alto Networks (PANW) |
| Founder: |
Morta Security (Cybersecurity, acquired by PANW)
Resilience (Cyber Insurance) |
| Military: |
U.S. Air Force
F-16 Fighter Pilot |
| Education: |
Princeton University
Wharton School of Business |
| Community: |
Nanubhai Education Foundation
Visiting Fellow and Adjunct Professor, Hoover Institution, Stanford |
Michael Brown
| Position: | Partner |
| Expertise: | Executive Leadership, Defense Acquisition |
| Assignments: |
Director of Defense Innovation Unit
White House Presidential Innovation Fellow CEO of Symantec Chairman & CEO of Quantum Corp Chairman of EqualLogic |
| Education: |
Harvard University
Stanford Graduate School of Business |
| Community: |
Hoover Institute, Stanford University
Center for a New American Security(CNAS) National Security Innovation Base(NSIB) |
John Serafini
| Position: | Partner |
| Expertise: | VC Incubation of Startups in National Security Domains |
| Assignments: |
CEO, HawkEye 360
SVP, Allied Minds (VC / IP Commercialization) |
| Founder: |
HawkEye 360 (Low Earth Orbit Space Sensing)
BridgeSat (Optical Connectivity) Federated Wireless (Spectrum Sharing) Percipient Networks (Cybersecurity) Optio Labs (Mobile Security) Whitewood Encryption Systems (Quantum Cryptography) |
| Military: |
U.S. Army
Infantry Officer |
| Education: |
U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Harvard Business School Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
| Community: |
Intelligence and National Security Foundation
U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Judge Baker Children’s Center |
Ray Rothrock
| Position: | Venture Partner |
| Expertise: | Venture Investing, Cybersecurity, Nuclear Energy |
| Assignments: |
Venrock
Executive Chairman of RedSeal Inc. |
| Board Participation: |
Board Member Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROKU)
Board Member Check Point Software Technology (NASDAQ: CHKP) Board Member AeroSpace Corporation (FFRDC) |
| National Security: |
President’s Blue-Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future
DOE GAIN Executive Advisory Board DOE Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee |
| Education: |
Texas A&M University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard Business School |
| Community: |
National Technology Security Coalition
Carnegie Institute of Science Columbia University Center for Radiological Research |
Elias (Lou) Manousos
| Position: | Venture Partner |
| Expertise: | Cybersecurity, AI & Productizing Technology |
| Assignments: |
Corp VP, Microsoft
Co-founder, CEO, RiskIQ (acq: Microsoft) Founding Team,VP of R&D, Securant (acq: RSA) Co-founder, CEO, Outlook (acq: Clickability/Limelight) |
| Education: |
Argonne National Laboratory
Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Community: |
Cyversity
Filipino-American Development Foundation Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly Edible Schoolyard Project |
John “JJ” Jack
| Position: | Venture Partner |
| Expertise: | Cybersecurity, Venture Proven Executive |
| Assignments: |
CEO of Fortify (acqrd by HP)
CEO of Covalent (acqrd by VMware) COO of The Vantive Corporation (public, acqrd by PeopleSoft) Principal, Castle Peak Group CEO Partner, Harmonic Growth Partners Board Partner, Andreessen Horowitz |
| Board Participation: |
Board Member: Illumio; Contrast Security; Aravo
Board Member, past: Alien Vault (acqrd by ATT); Responsys (acqrd by Mandiant) among others |
| Education: | University of California, Berkeley |
Akhil Iyer
| Position: | Principal |
| Expertise: | National Security, Frontier Tech, Special Operations |
| Assignments: |
Center for Strategic and International Studies
U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Special Operations Command Anduril Industries |
| Military: |
Infantry and Special Operations Officer
Platoon and Company Commander Marine Special Operations Team Commander |
| Education: |
Stanford University
Harvard Business School Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
| Community: |
Pat Tillman Foundation
Harvard Center for Public Leadership Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs |
David Rothzeid
| Position: | Principal |
| Expertise: | National Security, DoD Procurement, Policy, Contract Negotiation |
| Assignments: |
Program Manager
Executive Officer GHOST Director of Acquisition Pathways Program Element Monitor |
| Military: |
Air Force Materiel Command
Air Force Space Command Special Operations Command Defense Innovation Unit Pentagon |
| Education: |
Miami University of Ohio
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Graduate School of Business |
| Community: |
Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF)
Det Bozeman Alma Links Hacking-for-Defense Mentor (H4D) |
Maggie Gray
| Position: | Senior Associate |
| Expertise: | Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Tech Policy |
| Assignments: |
Snowflake
NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence US Foreign Relations Committee MITRE |
| Education: |
Stanford University
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| Community: |
Gray Matters
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Dan Holland
| Position: | Chief Operating Officer |
| Expertise: | Operating Investment Organizations |
| Assignments: |
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (GS)
Region Head, Private Wealth Management for New England |
| Military: |
US Navy
Surface Warfare |
| Education: |
Boston College
Wharton School of Business |
| Community: |
Chairman, Naval War College Foundation
Business Executives for National Security (BENS) Chairman, Advisory Board, Carroll School of Management at Boston College Overseer, USS CONSTITUTION Museum Development Committee, New England Center and Home for Veterans |
Lisa Hill
| Position: | Director of Investor Relations and Engagement |
| Expertise: | National Security, Start-up Business Operations, Marketing/Communications |
| Assignments: |
VP of Marketing, Resilience
Director of Business Operations, Resilience Special Assistant, Defense Innovation Unit Analyst, U.S. Navy Inspector General Senior Leader Engagement - U.S. AFRICOM |
| Military: |
Defense Innovation Unit
U.S. Navy Office of Inspector General U.S. Africa Command |
| Education: |
California State University, Long Beach
University of Southern California |
| Community: |
Navy SEAL Foundation
YWCA of Honolulu |
Jacqueline Neugue
| Position: | Investor Relations Associate |
| Expertise: | Investor Relations, Operations |
| Assignments: |
Investment Management Professional
Goldman Sachs, PWM Boston Morgan Stanley, PWM San Francisco |
| Education: |
MA, Harvard Extension School (expected grad. 2024)
BA, University of Missouri - St. Louis |
Meghan McEveety
| Position: | Investor Relations Analyst |
| Expertise: | Investor Relations, Operations, and International Relations & Affairs |
| Assignments: |
Program Management, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Associate, MPower Pictures, LLC |
| Education: |
Georgetown University
Harvard University Loyola Marymount University |
| Community: |
Renaissance Sri Lanka
Caritas BiH Foundation Mano Amiga Chile Habitat for Humanity |
Lexi Paulson
| Position: | Executive Assistant |
| Expertise: | Administration, Project Management |
| Assignments: | Project Manager, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco |
| Education: |
BA, University of California, Berkeley
MA, Azusa Pacific University |
Kiran Sridhar
| Position: | Investment Affiliate |
| Expertise: | Cyber Risk, Economics, Policy |
| Assignments: |
Head of Special Projects, Resilience
Risk Researcher, University of Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies Economics Researcher, HackerOne |
| Education: |
Stanford University
Schwarzman College, Tsinghua University University of Cambridge |
| Community: |
Waste No Food
Defense Budget Working Group, Hoover Institute |
Joe Pignato
| Position: | Financial Consultant |
| Assignments: |
Venture Capital and Technology Startups
CEO, CFO, Executive Director, Allied Minds (VC/IP Commercialization) CFO, Upserve (Online Payments and Loyalty) CFO, CRV (Venture Capital) CFO, Lightbridge (Wireless) |
| Governance: |
Chairman, Federated Wireless (Spectrum Sharing)
Director, BridgeComm (Optical Connectivity) Director, HawkEye 360 (Low Earth Orbital Space Sensing) Director, Orbital Sidekick (Space Based Hyperspectral Sensing) Director, Spin Memory (MRAM) |
| Education: | Saint Anselm |
| Community: | Slater Technology Fund (Providence, RI) |