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Mike Bynum

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CSO (Chief Solutions Officer) at OUTPOST VENTURES

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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About

Strategy and operations leader and former Special Operations Linguist and HUMINT Collector with extensive DoD and federal experience who, as an investor, deployed capital across dozens of ventures.

Experience

  1. Outpost VenturesChief Solutions Officercurrent2026 — present
  2. VigilanceIQ, Inc.Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentGreater St. Louis
  3. Bynum ConsultingCo-Founder and Partnercurrent2018 — presentGreater St. Louis
  4. ASCMember, Abelian Security Councilcurrent2026 — present
  5. Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - Saint Louis UniversityAdjunct Professor - New Venture Initiationcurrent2023 — presentGreater St. Louis
  6. Murphy Center for Entrepreneurship and InnovationAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — presentFrisco, Texas, United States
  7. The OutpostVP, Growth Engineer2025 — 2026
  8. The OutpostAccount Executive2025
  9. Defense UnicornsMission Success Manager2025
  10. Defense UnicornsService Delivery Lead | Account Executive: US Army2024 — 2025United States
  11. FedTechDirector2022 — 2024Greater St. Louis
  12. FedTechPrincipal2022Greater St. Louis
  13. FedTechSenior Associate2021 — 2022Greater St. Louis
  14. UMSL AccelerateStrategic Advisor - UMSL Accelerate2020 — 2024Greater St. Louis
  15. Washington University in St. LouisInvestor in Residence2020 — 2023Greater St. Louis
  16. Stadia VenturesJudge2022 — 2023
  17. Olin Business School at Washington UniversityAdjunct Professor - Sports Entrepreneurship and Emerging Technologies2021 — 2022Greater St. Louis
  18. Esports Trade AssociationBoard of Directors & Board Treasurer2020 — 2022Chicago, Illinois, United States
  19. Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business - Saint Louis UniversityAdjunct Professor - Investment Due Diligence2020Greater St. Louis
  20. Stadia VenturesDirector2018 — 2020Greater St. Louis
  21. The BALSA FoundationExecutive Director2018 — 2019Greater St. Louis
  22. The BALSA FoundationProgram Director2017 — 2018Greater St. Louis
  23. Washington University in St. LouisGraduate Assistant - Athletics2017 — 2019Greater St. Louis Area
  24. St. Louis Sports CommissionEvent Marketing and Operations Associate2018St. Louis, MO
  25. The BALSA GroupConsultant2018Greater St. Louis
  26. Human Resource Staffing, LLCRecruiter2017St. Peters, MO
  27. 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
+12 moreExecutive 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 and former Special Operations Linguist and HUMINT Collector with extensive DoD and federal experience who, as an investor, deployed capital across dozens of 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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