About
Glenn Vogel is a retired Marine Corps officer with 26 years of service, including assignments in Joint Special Operations Command and the Special Operations Directorate at Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps. He founded and served as Managing Partner of CAI, a firm focused on emerging technologies in food, water, shelter, and energy security, and was co-owner and CEO of Espire Services, a technology and management firm based in Vienna, Virginia; both companies exited in December 2024. Vogel currently serves as a Board Member at Refacture and focuses on investment and advisory activities.
Experience
- RefactureMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — present
- Kinetic7 TechnologiesInvestor & Director, Federal and Commercial Advisory Boardcurrent2023 — present
- TaqtileAdvisory Board Membercurrent2025 — present
- Project OmegaAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- IronGate Capital AdvisorsVenture Partnercurrent2024 — present
- WhitespaceAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- Stealth StartupCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- The Extraterrestrial Mining Company (XMC)Advisory Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- Business Executives for National Security (BENS)Membercurrent2020 — present
- Vogel Group Advisors, LLCManaging Partnercurrent2018 — presentWashington DC
- Allied Forces Foundation, IncAdvisory Board Membercurrent2018 — present
- Delta Black AerospaceAdvisory Board Member2024 — 2026
- ESPIRE SERVICES, LLCOwner and CEO (exited)2019 — 2024Vienna, Virginia
- CAIFounder and Managing Partner (exited)2018 — 2024McLean, Virginia, United States
- ITC Global AdvisorsPrincipal2018 — 2019Washington D.C.
- Joint Special Operations CommandJSOC Representative to the Department of State2016 — 2018
- Joint Special Operations CommandJoint Interagency Task Force2015 — 2016Washington D.C.
- US Marine CorpsDeputy Director, Special Operations Directorate, HQMC2012 — 2015PP&O, HQMC
- United States Department of DefenseDeputy Chief U.S. Liaison Office, U.S. Embassy Abu Dhabi2010 — 2011Abu Dhabi, UAE
- US Marine CorpsCommanding Officer2008 — 2010
Education
- Virginia TechBachelor of Arts (BA), History1988 — 1992
- US Marine Corps Command and Staff CollegeMaster of Science (MS), Military Science and Operational Studies2003 — 2004
Skills & more
DoD64Navy7Tactics33Program Management8Special Operations24Aviation10Leadership14Aircraft10Combat10Marine Corps6Military Operations28National Security40
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CommandOperational PlanningMilitaryCounterinsurgencyForeign Military SalesMilitary ExperienceAfghanistanForce ProtectionIntelligence AnalysisCounterterrorismIntelligenceSecurity ClearanceFrom Glenn's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Virginia Tech70
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Shared employers
Also worked at Project Omega1
Also worked at Whitespace2
Also worked at The Extraterrestrial Mining Company (XMC)3
Also worked at Delta Black Aerospace2
Colleagues at IronGate Capital Advisors
Anthony Cruz
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Brooke Milton Vogel
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
David Hartford
Senior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors
David Kim
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Forrest Underwood
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Hamlet Yousef
Managing Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Jack Thomas Tomarchio
Senior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors
Jeff Babione
Senior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital Advisors