Why Arkenstone exists
Defense modernization fails when execution environments cannot support modern organizations. Technology is not the constraint. Capital is not the constraint. Intent is not the constraint.
Execution is.
Arkenstone exists to remove execution friction between modern technology companies and the U.S. national security ecosystem.
Our view
Execution inside national security markets is an operating discipline, not a one-time achievement. Speed and trust are not tradeoffs, unless the underlying infrastructure is poorly designed. Arkenstone is built on the belief that infrastructure, not tooling, determines outcomes.
How we operate
Arkenstone builds operating environments, not products and not consulting engagements. Standards such as CMMC Level II, NIST 800-171, and DFARS 7012 are treated as baseline operating conditions. They are continuously maintained, not episodically achieved.
Built by operators
Arkenstone is built by operators with experience across national security, government, and venture-backed technology. We build systems that hold up under scrutiny.
Our Founders
Arkenstone is built by operators with experience across national security, government, and venture-backed technology.
Founder and CEO focused on defense, technology, and national security. He founded Second Front Systems, a unicorn defense technology company accelerating the adoption of venture-backed SaaS across the Department of Defense and U.S. government. A former U.S. Marine Corps infantry and scout sniper officer, he led Marines in Afghanistan and served as an operations officer in Iraq, and later advised the U.S. State Department and the Pentagon.
Engineer-entrepreneur building and deploying technology for national security missions. She founded a Y Combinator–backed geospatial company serving the Department of Defense, acquired in 2024, and conducted doctoral research on innovation within U.S. Cyber Command. She has also taught Space as a Domain of Warfare at Stanford and developed innovation processes for U.S. special operations teams.
Brings more than two decades of experience across national security, defense innovation, and compliance. A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, he continues to serve as a reservist with the Marine Innovation Unit, advising on emerging technology and modernization. He is also a co-founder of BMNT, where he helped launch Hacking for Defense.
Brings a background spanning defense, venture capital, and government-focused innovation. She previously worked within the venture group of a prime defense contractor, aligning government, capital, and innovation to accelerate mission-critical technologies, and earlier advised venture firms, startups, and private equity groups supporting national security–relevant companies.