Leadership · Career
Decision advantage,
at the highest stakes.
Two decades operating at the intersection of national security, deep tech, biotech, and AI. Roles where the wrong call costs lives or billions, and the right call changes the field.
Trajectory
The Timeline
2025 to Present
Cor Premium Health
Chief Technology Officer
- Architected and shipped a 503A multi-pharmacy B2B and B2C platform across all 50 states in 45 days
- Multiple LLM integration with AI trained on 1T datapoints
- Compliance automation across 52 state and federal regulatory regimes, 1,000+ product offering
2024 to 2025
Transcend Company
Chief Data & AI Officer
- Directed AI initiatives across human performance and regenerative medicine for elite populations
- Built the first AI symptom-to-biologic matching system
Concurrent, recent
Integrated Precision Health · Clinical Data Inc
Biotech CTO Engagements
- Strategic guidance on biotech solutions and clinical data integration
- National EHR analysis spanning 1T+ data points
- Stood up secure cloud and ML infrastructure from zero, FDA-grade data pipelines
2023 to 2024
Defense Intelligence Agency
Deputy Chief, Future Capabilities & Innovation
- Led DoD investment teams across NeedipeDIA, In-Q-Tel, and DIU, a multi-billion dollar apparatus
- 5x award recipient at USAF, DNI, and OSD levels
2022 to 2023
Defense Intelligence Agency
Deputy Chief, Space & Counterspace Analysis
- Oversaw 35 senior analysts producing all-source intelligence for POTUS and SECDEF
- Built the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Ukraine Common Operational and Intelligence Picture
- Deployed the first AI to support combat operations in EUCOM, alert timeline 30 minutes to 3 seconds
- 2022 NIPA Mission Integration Award (Individual): built the 12,000-component Intelbook relational database that accelerated Ukraine intelligence flow
- 2022 INSA Joan A. Dempsey Mentorship Award nominee
2019 to 2022
NRO User Engagement Office
Chief, Air Force Service Team
- Led the NRO Advanced-Engagement Tactical Automation Team (2019 to 2021)
- Built a 13,000-relationship DoD visualization spanning 1,900 units, 350 bases, and 196 mission functions
- Drove widespread adoption of geospatial visualization tools across the IC and combatant commands
2018 to 2019
Air Force Global Strike Command
Intelligence Lead
- Targeting and decision-support intelligence for the bomber and ICBM enterprise
- Authored guidelines for the B-21's flight deck Heads-Up Display
Pre-2018
US Central Command
Intelligence Operations Staff
- All-source intelligence operations supporting CENTCOM-wide targeting and campaign planning
2010 to 2013
United States Air Force
Special Operations Mission Commander
- USAF Special Operations, 134 enemy killed in action across operational tours
- Awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Concurrent Initiative · 2013 to 2023
Architect, Go-IC Data Fusion
Intelligence Community
- Built the IC's most powerful and popular data fusion feed, 9,000 real-time decision feeds
- Deployed to the White House Situation Room, GEN Lloyd Austin, and SECDEF leadership
- Main impetus in the defeat of ISIS, drove widespread USG adoption of geospatial visualization tools
Strategic Advisory
Boards & Working Groups
Where Ken has shaped national strategy, capital, and capability.
Defense Science Board
Recruited as Military SME on quantum sciences, hypersonics, long-range bombing, data fusion targeting, drone warfare, and biotechnology.
White House OSTP AI R&D Working Group
Founding member. Architected and deployed the first presidential discretionary fund for AI and quantum-based AI.
USAF Scientific Advisory Board
Co-led the SECAF-directed 'Future Air Force Vanguard' study (B-21 pathway) and 'Data Fusion for Target Location in a Highly Contested Environment.'
SECDEF Venture Capital Fellow
Competitively selected, assigned to Harpoon, advising on military and IC applications of emerging tech.
NRO Advanced-Engagement Tactical Automation
Chief of the National Reconnaissance Office Advanced-Engagement Tactical Automation Team, 2019 to 2021.
MENSA ProdigyWorks 'Genius' Group
4x member, 4x Best Contributor for three Fortune 500 companies, 2022 to present.
Recognition
Awards & Decorations
Military decorations, campaign service, and professional honors.
Top Decorations
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Air Medal
- Air & Space Commendation Medal (3 'V' devices, 3 OLC)
- Army Commendation Medal
- Air & Space Achievement Medal
- Joint Meritorious Unit Award (5 OLC)
- Meritorious Unit Award (2 OLC)
- Air & Space Outstanding Unit Award (3 OLC)
Campaign & Service
- AF Good Conduct Medal
- National Defense Service Medal (1 Service Star)
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal (1 Service Star)
- Iraq Campaign Medal (2 Service Stars)
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Air & Space Overseas Service Ribbon (Short)
- Air & Space Expeditionary Service Ribbon w/ Gold Border (1 OLC)
- Air & Space Longevity Service Award (4 OLC)
- Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Rifle)
- Air & Space Training Ribbon

Current ribbon rack
Professional Recognition
2022 NIPA Mission Integration Award (Individual)
2022 INSA Joan A. Dempsey Mentorship Award Nominee
Lt Col (ret), USAF Special Operations
Air Force Officer / Professional / Athlete of the Year
5x Awards at USAF, DNI & OSD Levels
100+ Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights
$1.5B+ in Mission Program Funding Secured
Published Works
Books, Strategy & Doctrine
- 2021The State of BeingAuthor
- 2020Machine on the Human: The Real Way AI Will Help Humans WinAuthor
- 2020EU Commission White Paper on AI: A European Approach to Excellence and TrustContributor / Consulted Reviewer
- 20192050: Superpowers, SuperproblemsAuthor, DNI Nominated
- 2019USAF Quantum Information Sciences Strategy (Draft V9)Co-author & Editor
- 2018USAF Hypersonic Weapon White PaperEditor & Contributor
- 2018Guidelines for the B-21's Flight Deck Heads-Up DisplayAuthor
- 2017USAF Quantum Information Sciences Working GroupCreator
- 2017USAF 'Fight on JWICS' ProgramCreator
Foundation
Education
Master of Arts, International Relations
Webster University. Summa Cum Laude.
Dual BA, International Relations & Political Science
Saint Leo University. Magna Cum Laude.
MIT Executive Education
Business Applications of Artificial Intelligence.
Graduate Fellow, COAT
Collaborative Operations Advisory Team. Director of National Intelligence certified graduate.
Executive Leadership
The Walt Disney Company Leadership Course (2021), John C. Maxwell Leadership Development (2020), Franklin Covey Leadership (2019).