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About
Twice served as a defense air attaché to Ukraine.
Experience
- Stealth Startup (Defense & Dual-Use)Director of Business Development (Europe)current2025 — presentKyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine
- Stealth Startup (Defense & Dual-Use)Country Director (Ukraine)2024 — 2025Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine
- Green Flag VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentKyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine
- Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)Strategy & Statecraft Fellow2024Washington, DC
- Defense Intelligence AgencyU.S. Air Force Attaché to Ukraine2023 — 2024Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine
- Defense Intelligence AgencyJoint Military Attaché School Faculty & Cybersecurity Training Program Manager2021 — 2022Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Defense Intelligence AgencySenior U.S. Defense Official & Attaché to Kyrgyzstan2018 — 2021Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Defense Intelligence AgencyU.S. Air Force Attaché to Ukraine2016 — 2018Kyiv, Ukraine
- Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs (SAF/IA)Air Force Special Operations Programs Foreign Military Sales Compliance Manager2015 — 2016Washington D.C. Metro Area
- The Olmsted FoundationResearch/Educational Fellow (Olmsted Scholarship) & Military Advisor2012 — 2015Lviv, Ukraine
- Air Force Special Operations CommandU-28 Pilot/Instructor and Operations/Training Manager2008 — 2012Hurlburt Field, FL
- United States Air ForceF-16 Pilot and Training Coordinator/Project Manager2003 — 2008Misawa AB, Japan
Skills & more
New Business DevelopmentVenture CapitalStartup DevelopmentInternational SalesClient Relations1Decision-Making2High Stress Environment2Intelligence2Russian2Ukrainian2Team Building1Military Training1
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Foreign PolicyForeign AffairsU.S. Foreign PolicyForeign LanguagesForeign Military SalesEducational LeadershipCybersecurityEmotional IntelligenceMilitary LiaisonKey Client RelationshipsAccount ManagementCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Languages English · Russian · Ukrainian
- Product Management Bootcamp - 50 hours — General Assembly
- Veteran Career Readiness Program Alumni — FourBlock
- Customer Success Management Fundamentals — LinkedIn
- Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner — IBM
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Baird?
- Twice served as a defense air attaché to Ukraine.
- Where does Michael Baird work?
- Michael Baird is at Green Flag.
- Where did Michael Baird go to school?
- Michael Baird studied at Shift (Defense Ventures Fellow); University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering); University of Oklahoma (Master of Arts - MA, International Relations).
Same school
Also attended Shift2
Also attended University of Notre Dame432
Doug GrohAdvisor at CincyTechMimi DunnSenior Investment Analyst at Catalyst Health VenturesJim HuntGeneral Partner at Lavrock VenturesTristan HuntPartner at Averin CapitalJoanne IshamSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsAlex FlorAssociate at TCV
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Also attended University of Oklahoma111
Tianlin WangManaging Director at Intel CapitalNathan PingeltonManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersMichelle GonzalezCorporate Vice President and Global Head of M12Nathaniel HardingManaging Partner at Cortado VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesSusan MoringGeneral Partner at Cortado Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)20
Frances Fragos TownsendSpecial Advisor at Valor Capital GroupKristyn JonesFormer Acting Undersecretary, U.S. Air Force at NEW VISTA CAPITALJosh MarcuseGoogle Public Sector at NEW VISTA CAPITALChelsea MorrisVice President of Platform at Rethink ImpactAkhil IyerPrincipal at Shield CapitalMolly B. BristerManaging Director at 50 South Capital
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Also worked at Defense Intelligence Agency9
Jeff KruseLieutenant General USAF (ret.) at NEW VISTA CAPITALJacqueline TameOperating Partner External Affairs at Playground GlobalJason GoreyInvestor at North Atlantic CapitalPhilip BildenManaging Partner at Shield CapitalFrank EsquivelSenior Vice President for Operations at U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)Letitia LongAdvisory Board at Blue Delta Capital
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