
Blurb:
In this week’s episode of Building the Base, Hondo and Lauren join Brian Schimpf, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Anduril Industries, to discuss the future of the defense industrial network.
Brian’s educational background as an industrial engineer, pioneer in automation and AI, and formative professional experiences at Palantir Technologies pushed him to co-found his own start-up in Silicon Valley. He thinks that the academic, commercial, and public sectors all have ways they can contribute and improve to create a stronger defense industry. Nonetheless, he shares an enthusiasm and optimism for the DoD’s acquisition and procurement potential and the how the defense industry, especially tech companies, can help create a resilient and commercial future industrial network.
Hondo, Lauren, and Brian go on to discuss a variety of topics, including:
- The state of Silicon Valley and technology sector
- Future industrial network
- DoD acquisition and procurement
- Emerging technologies
- Academia in the sciences and the industrial base
Biography: (taken from the Anduril Industries website)
Brian Schimpf is Co-Founder and CEO of Anduril Industries where he drives the strategic direction and product roadmap of the defense technology company.
Prior to Anduril, Brian was Director of Engineering at Palantir Technologies, where he led a large engineering organization developing and deploying data integration and analysis products. He served numerous domestic and international government organizations across the intelligence, defense, and law enforcement sectors.
Previously, Brian was the Founder and Lead of Cornell University’s autonomous vehicle research program where his teams competed in DARPA’s Grand Challenge and Urban Challenge. Brian graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering.
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