General Joseph Votel speaks with BENS New York member, David Bonfili. David is CEO of Acme General Corporation, a consulting firm leveraging decades of experience as warfighters, researchers, investors, and entrepreneurs to bridge the gap betwe

5 Questions with the CEO: Ryan Millsap

Apr 22nd, 2022 26m 14s

General Joseph Votel speaks with BENS Southeast member, Ryan Millsap. Ryan is the Chairman & CEO at Blackhall Americana, an Atlanta-based streaming service which seeks to create aspirational high-action and high-intensity content that reaffirms

5 Questions with the CEO: Ross Perot, Jr.

Mar 18th, 2022 12m 1s

General Joseph Votel speaks with BENS Texas member, Ross Perot, Jr. Perot is Chairman of the Perot Companies and Chairman of Hillwood, a leading global real estate development company he founded in 1988. The discussion explores the soft-power r

5 Questions with the CEO: Dr. Kathleen Kiernan

Mar 3rd, 2022 23m

General Joseph Votel spoke with BENS DC member Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems (NSS). Dr. Kiernan is a former Assistant Director of the ATF, where she served 29 years and blazed the trail for women rising to pos

5 Questions with the CEO: Jennifer Pritzker

Jan 21st, 2022 23m 12s

General Joseph Votel spoke with BENS Chicago member Jennifer Pritzker, founder of Tawani Foundation and Pritzker Military Museum & Library which works to increase the public’s understanding of military history, military affairs and national sec

5 Questions with the CEO: Lisette Cooper

Dec 17th, 2021 19m 15s

In this edition of 5 Questions with the CEO, General Joseph Votel speaks with BENS Boston member Dr. Lisette Cooper. Dr. Cooper is Vice Chair of Fiduciary Trust International following its 2020 acquisition of the pioneering impact investment fi

5 Questions with the CEO: Sam Meek

Dec 9th, 2021 18m 41s

In this edition of 5 Questions with the CEO, Gen. Joseph Votel speaks with BENS DC member Sam Meek. Sam is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sandboxx, a military media platform based in Arlington, VA, with a mission to build content and technology to s

5 Questions with the CEO: Jonathan Evans

Nov 18th, 2021 14m 27s

General Joseph Votel speaks with BENS Southeast member Jonathan Evans. President and Chief Operating Officer of Lithium Americas Corporation (LAC); a company currently bringing to market two world-class lithium resources located in Argentina an

5 Questions with the CEO: George Knost

Oct 29th, 2021 23m 49s

General Joseph Votel speaks with BENS Texas member George Knost III. Owner and President of Arkel International, an infrastructure and technical services company helping organizations, governments, and militaries work successfully in the world’

5 Questions with the CEO: Pete Dordal

Oct 18th, 2021 28m 42s

General Joseph Votel speaks with BENS Texas member Pete Dordal, President of GardaWorld Federal Services. He's an accomplished security management professional and a business leader with over 35 years of experience in the military, private and

5 Questions with the CEO: Ed Davis

Oct 6th, 2021 14m 33s

In this episode, President and CEO General Joseph Votel (ret.) interviews BENS Boston member Ed Davis. Mr. Davis is the President and CEO of the Edward Davis Company; a business strategy and security services firm. He leads a team of former fed

5 Questions with the CEO: Suzet McKinney

Aug 11th, 2021 18m 15s

General Votel interviews BENS Chicago member Dr. Suzet McKinney, Principal and Director of Life Sciences for commercial real estate developer Sterling Bay. In this role, McKinney helps create urban campus labs and research environments optimize

5 Questions with the CEO: Nate Morris

Jul 20th, 2021 15m 32s

In this episode of the Business Executives for National Security podcast, President and CEO General Joseph Votel (ret.) speaks with Nate Morris, founder and CEO of Rubicon, a software company focused on waste and recycling. The conversation hig

5 Questions with the CEO: Raj Shah

Jun 28th, 2021 13m 19s

In this episode of the Business Executives for National Security podcast, President and CEO General Joseph Votel (ret.) speaks with California member Raj Shah, the Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Resilience, which provides insurance, risk-

5 Questions with the CEO: Hank Greenberg

May 28th, 2021 13m 25s

In the first episode of the Business Executives for National Security podcast, President and CEO General Joseph Votel (ret.) speaks with BENS Director and longtime member, Hank Greenberg. The conversation recalls Mr. Greenberg's experience as a

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