Where does Mike Bynum work?

Mike Bynum is CSO (Chief Solutions Officer) at OUTPOST VENTURES.

Where did Mike Bynum go to school?

Mike Bynum studied at Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Consulting and General Management); University of Iowa (Bachelor's degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies); Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (Certificate, Basic Korean Course).

Mike Bynum

Investor

CSO (Chief Solutions Officer) at OUTPOST VENTURES

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Mike: together at Washington University in St. Louis

About

Strategy and operations leader with 18+ years across federal, venture, and commercial sectors. A former Special Operations Linguist and HUMINT Collector, he has led large organizations and worked with DoD, NSF, DOE, NASA, and MIT Lincoln Lab. As an investor he evaluated 800+ opportunities annually and deployed $5.5M across 55 ventures.

Experience

Outpost VenturesChief Solutions Officercurrent2026 — present
VigilanceIQ, Inc.Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentGreater St. Louis
Bynum ConsultingCo-Founder and Partnercurrent2018 — presentGreater St. Louis
ASCMember, Abelian Security Councilcurrent2026 — present
Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - Saint Louis UniversityAdjunct Professor - New Venture Initiationcurrent2023 — presentGreater St. Louis
Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship and InnovationAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — presentFrisco, Texas, United States
The OutpostVP, Growth Engineer2025 — 2026
The OutpostAccount Executive2025
Defense UnicornsMission Success Manager2025
Defense UnicornsService Delivery Lead | Account Executive: US Army2024 — 2025United States
FedTechDirector2022 — 2024Greater St. Louis
FedTechPrincipal2022Greater St. Louis
FedTechSenior Associate2021 — 2022Greater St. Louis
UMSL AccelerateStrategic Advisor - UMSL Accelerate2020 — 2024Greater St. Louis
Washington University in St. LouisInvestor in Residence2020 — 2023Greater St. Louis
Stadia VenturesJudge2022 — 2023
Olin Business School at Washington UniversityAdjunct Professor - Sports Entrepreneurship and Emerging Technologies2021 — 2022Greater St. Louis
Esports Trade AssociationBoard of Directors & Board Treasurer2020 — 2022Chicago, Illinois, United States
Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - Saint Louis UniversityAdjunct Professor - Investment Due Diligence2020Greater St. Louis
Stadia VenturesDirector2018 — 2020Greater St. Louis
The BALSA FoundationExecutive Director2018 — 2019Greater St. Louis
The BALSA FoundationProgram Director2017 — 2018Greater St. Louis
Washington University in St. LouisGraduate Assistant - Athletics2017 — 2019Greater St. Louis Area
St. Louis Sports CommissionEvent Marketing and Operations Associate2018St. Louis, MO
The BALSA GroupConsultant2018Greater St. Louis
Human Resource Staffing, LLCRecruiter2017St. Peters, MO
US ArmyCommisioned Officer (Prior Enlisted Non-Commisioned Officer)2002 — 2017United States

Skills & more

Microsoft ExcelExcelCritical ThinkingLeadership15Strategic Problem Solving13Strategic PlanningTeam Leadership3ManagementStrategyPublic Speaking1NegotiationU.S. Department of Defense4

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Executive Leadership & VisionTeam Leadership & Culture BuildingBusiness Growth & Scaling VenturesDeep Tech & Emerging TechnologiesBusinessBoard of DirectorsDeep TechnologyTechnology TransferTechnology TransitionBusiness PlanningProgram DevelopmentExecution of Business Plans

Languages Korean

Introduction to Responsible AI — Google Cloud
Introduction to Large Language Models — Google Cloud
Introduction to Generative AI — Google Cloud

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Colleagues at OUTPOST VENTURES

Alex Wagner

Advisor at OUTPOST VENTURES

Alexandra Shah

Managing Partner at OUTPOST VENTURES

Angela Donahoo

Advisor at OUTPOST VENTURES

Austin DeLorme

Advisor at OUTPOST VENTURES

Ben Strub

CFO at OUTPOST VENTURES

Brody Ferris

Operations Technical Lead at OUTPOST VENTURES

Cedric Drui

General Partner at OUTPOST VENTURES

Chris Spinelli

Advisor at OUTPOST VENTURES

Frequently asked questions

Who is Mike Bynum?: Strategy and operations leader with 18+ years across federal, venture, and commercial sectors. A former Special Operations Linguist and HUMINT Collector, he has led large organizations and worked with DoD, NSF, DOE, NASA, and MIT Lincoln Lab. As an investor he evaluated 800+ opportunities annually and deployed $5.5M across 55 ventures.
Where does Mike Bynum work?: Mike Bynum is CSO (Chief Solutions Officer) at OUTPOST VENTURES.
Where did Mike Bynum go to school?: Mike Bynum studied at Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Consulting and General Management); University of Iowa (Bachelor's degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies); Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (Certificate, Basic Korean Course).

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Also attended Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School86

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Also attended University of Iowa93

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Also attended Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center7

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Shared employers

Also worked at Stadia Ventures14

David SchwabExecutive Vice President at Octagon Sports & Entertainment Network at 1809 Capital Bill PowellCo-Founder & Managing Partner — IC Chair at Anthropy Partners Jeremy LimPrincipal at GFR Fund Jean-Baptiste RoyInvestor at Seveno Capital Alex ChalmersManaging Partner at Stadia Ventures Brandon JanoskyManaging Partner at Stadia Ventures

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Also worked at Olin Business School at Washington University15

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Also worked at US Army216

A.J. BertoneExecutive Vice President, Investments at In-Q-Tel Jesse RobbinsFounder and Investor in AI Developer Tools Andrew ForysiakOwner, AJF and Associates at Riphean Investments Aaron StachelPartner at FirstMile Ventures Ben FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context Ventures Tim HsiaFounder at Context Ventures

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