Forrest Underwood

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ABOUT FORREST UNDERWOOD

In Defense Tech, Product-Mission Fit is the only thing that matters. At Evergreen Industries, PMF is the only thing we do.Our sole focus is empowering national security problem owners and solvers with the insights, strategies, and solutions required to win.Why Evergreen Industries? We Specialize in Building the Airplane in Flight We Help You Build the Right Thing and Build the Thing Right We Do the Work with You to Deliver On-Target, On-TimeThis is how we win More about me:I serve part-time as an Air Force Reservist in the role of Joint Investment Strategies Chief for the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering. I apply lessons observed from my time with AIN, BVP, a16z, IronGate, True Anomaly, and Shield AI across OSW, Joint Staff, the Services, and the 4th Estate to ensure our investments deliver national security capabilities.While on Active Duty, I co-founded the Defense Ventures Program, served as the Technical Evaluation Program Manager for the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 Task Force, and flew the MC-130J and C-130J in INDOPACOM, EUCOM, AFRICOM, and CENTCOM.I am a proud graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and hold an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management, as well as, an MA in International Relations from the University of Oklahoma.I currently serve as a member of the Board of Trustees for Falcon Foundation and enjoying paying forward the life-changing opportunity to attend the Air Force Academy the Foundation provided me.Please send me a note if you’re interested in connecting about developing and delivering national security capabilities.