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Mike Bynum

Investor

CSO (Chief Solutions Officer) at OUTPOST VENTURES

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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

  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

Education

  1. Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Consulting and General Management2017 — 2019
  2. University of IowaBachelor's degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies2007 — 2011
  3. Defense Language Institute Foreign Language CenterCertificate, Basic Korean Course2004 — 2005

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

From Mike's professional profile.

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
Chris Spinelli
Advisor at OUTPOST VENTURES
Dave Harden
Founder and Managing Partner at OUTPOST VENTURES

Frequently asked questions

Where does Mike Bynum work?
Mike Bynum is CSO (Chief Solutions Officer) at OUTPOST VENTURES.

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Also attended University of Iowa45

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Shared employers

Also worked at ASC1

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Also worked at Stadia Ventures12

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Also worked at Olin Business School at Washington University11

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Also worked at US Army125

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