Ben Kohlmann

Experience

1. US NavyAssistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower & Reserve Affairscurrent2025 — presentArlington, Virginia, United States
2. New American Industrial AllianceCEO2025Dallas, Texas, United States
3. Texas Southern UniversityRegent - Board of Regents2024 — 2025Houston, Texas, United States
4. Cubit CapitalCOO & Frontier Tech Venture Investor2023 — 2025Dallas, Texas, United States
5. US NavyF/A-18 Pilot and Defense Innovation Leader2004 — 2024
6. Farcast, IncCEO2022 — 2023Dallas, Texas, United States
7. McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2018 — 2022Dallas/Fort Worth Area
8. A Random WalkHost - A Random Walk with Ben Kohlmann2020 — 2021Dallas, Texas, United States
9. Peterson PartnersSummer Associate2017Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
10. McKinsey & CompanySummer Associate2017Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
11. Defense Entrepreneurs ForumFounder and Chairman2013 — 2017
12. African Leadership AcademyIntern2016City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
13. RISE AirIntern2015Dallas, TX

Education

1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management
2. Northwestern UniversityB.A., cum laude

Skills & more

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Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,150

RBRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPFPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSJSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDSDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKBKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)HWHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also attended Northwestern University278

HKHannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalMAMikowai AshwillInvestor at Spark CapitalNPNaomi Pilosof IonitaBoard Partner at Menlo VenturesEOEric OngInvestor at LightbankBPBill PescatelloInvestor at LightbankSJScott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture Group

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Shared employers

Also worked at US Navy91

JKJeremy KirschOperating Partner at Differential VenturesJBJim BridenstineManaging Partner, Artemis Group at Cortado VenturesJDJohn DillonInvestor at Alsop Louie PartnersGVGlenn VogelVenture Partner at IronGate Capital AdvisorsDWDavid WhittakerVenture Partner at Elm Street VenturesRRobAdvisor at TFX Capital

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Also worked at New American Industrial Alliance1

SRStephen RodriguezOperating Partner at DCVC (Data Collective)

Also worked at Farcast, Inc1

AKAndra KeayInvestor at The Robotics Hub

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,128

JBJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAMAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJLJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMSMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJLJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFGFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

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