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
- US NavyKC-130J Requirements Officer and Subject Matter Expert2007 — 2008Arlington, VA
Skills & more
DoD63Navy7Tactics32Program Management8Special Operations24Aviation10Leadership14Aircraft10Combat10Marine Corps6Military Operations28National Security40
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Colleagues at IronGate Capital Advisors
Andrew Magliochetti
Investor at IronGate Capital Advisors
Anthony Cruz
Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
Anthony Vinci
Managing Director at Tracker Capital
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
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Glenn Vogel?
- 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.
- Where does Glenn Vogel work?
- Glenn Vogel is Venture Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors.
- Where did Glenn Vogel go to school?
- Glenn Vogel studied at Virginia Tech (Bachelor of Arts (BA), History); US Marine Corps Command and Staff College (Master of Science (MS), Military Science and Operational Studies).
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