Colonel (ret.) Jason 'Diesel' Kirby 

Jason brings over 25 years of experience in both defense tech and special operations. As COO at a leading defense AI/ML company, he led the revenue and operations teams in the defense and commercial industry verticals, securing multiyear indefinite delivery contracts across with the US Army, US Air Force, US Special Operations and the Intelligence Community. As a US Air Force Colonel, he commanded all Air Force Special Operations in the Indo Pacific, as well as managing a $1Bn portfolio consisting of 19,000 personnel and a fleet of 270 combat aircraft. His special tactics teams led the internationally acclaimed rescue of a Thai soccer team from the Tham Luang cave system in 2018, featured in several blockbuster film releases. He was given the honorific callsign, ‘Diesel’ after completing Air Force Weapons School, the equivalent of Top Gun. Diesel has secured numerous multi million dollar recurring revenue contracts with the US Army, US Air Force, and US Special Operations.