MissionLink Objectives
MissionLink is an executive level forum designed to foster collaboration and innovation among a wide network of business leaders, CEOs, decision makers, critical thinkers and pacesetters from the most promising companies dedicated to defense, intelligence and national security.
Founded by a group of prominent business executives and former national security leaders, MissionLink provides an opportunity for extensive peer-to-peer networking, mentorship, and knowledge sharing in a private and confidential setting. MissionLink participants engage each month with a panel of experts to discuss current issues facing their companies, exchange ideas, and meet other successful leaders in the field who can help guide them through the process of building great companies.
Who. MissionLink is geared to small to mid-sized emerging companies. Its goal is to build a wide network of CEOs in the defense, intelligence, and national security sector, but to do so in a trusted environment where real confidences can be shared. We accomplish this by rotating through approximately 60 members annually, thus providing an extraordinary opportunity to work with an expanding network of industry leaders. Last year’s speakers and panelists included Gordon England, former Deputy Secretary of Defense; Teri Takai, CIO of DoD; Gus Hunt, CTO of CIA; and Dawn Meyerriecks, Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
Why. Leaders from growing national security focused companies have many lessons to learn and experiences to share. Some things can only best be understood by peers, not employees, investors or even co-founders. MissionLink’s unique environment provides participants an easy and enjoyable way to learn quickly from peers and industry and Government experts who have been there.
How. The MissionLink program will be comprised of six monthly issue-specific panel sessions. Each session is led by a different group of invited industry and government leaders that address mission-critical issues and challenges relevant to businesses focused on national security . The goal of each session is to create an open dialogue among the participants in order to maximize collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Graduation Criteria. In order to graduate, the participants must attend and actively participate in four of the six class sessions.
Alumni Benefits. Graduates of MissionLink are invited to join a closed-access email network so that they can continue to collaborate and share knowledge and best practices.