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Bill was the former Senior Vice President for L-3 Security & Detection Systems (NYSE – LHX), the world’s leading supplier of security inspection systems. In this role Bill led global sales, business development and key account management. Prior, Bill was the CFO at Vivid Technologies prior to its acquisition by PerkinElmer which led to the eventual sale of the security and detection systems division to L-3 Technologies.

Bryan Cunningham is a lawyer, security expert, former CIA officer, and tech executive. He is senior counsel and Executive Director of Palantir’s outside advisory group on privacy and civil liberties. A key figure in multiple tech startups, he previously served as Deputy Legal Adviser to Condoleezza Rice, worked with the 9/11 Commission, and advised the Chertoff Group.

Omar brings to Liberty Defense over 20 years of progressive international accounting experience within the public and private markets and was most recently holding the CFO position of a TSX.V listed company.

Mr. Gordon is an accomplished engineering professional with over 35 years experience leading the development of ground breaking sensing products for the military, medical, industrial, and commercial markets, including body scanners that can be seen deployed across most U.S. and EU airport airport checkpoints.

Jay Adelaar has over 15 years of capital market experience and has been instrumental in taking companies from start-up through to eventual acquisition.

Jason Burinescu is the Executive Chairman of Liberty Defense, bringing extensive experience in private equity, business development, and scaling high-growth companies. As a Managing Partner at Vision Equity Partner Solutions, he has led development in security, technology, and media sectors, previously holding leadership roles at Fletch Equity and successful ventures such as Vera and Leftfield Pictures.

Bill was the former Senior Vice President for L-3 Security & Detection Systems (NYSE – LHX), the world’s leading supplier of security inspection systems. In this role Bill led global sales, business development and key account management. Prior, Bill was the CFO at Vivid Technologies prior to its acquisition by PerkinElmer which led to the eventual sale of the security and detection systems division to L-3 Technologies.

Linda Jacksta has 35 years of experience with U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP), the largest law enforcement agency in the federal government, managing threats to border security and resolving operational challenges. Jacksta is a recipient of the prestigious Presidential

Arjun Grewal is a Program Lead for IBM Cloud. A 19-year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces, Arjun served 12 years of his career with the Canadian Special Operations Forces and has been deployed on numerous operations globally. Arjun’s leadership as a frontline soldier and defense technologies end-user will provide unique insights to Liberty Defense in military and tactical applications.

The Honorable James Byrne is the former Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs and current Vice President, Ethics & Business Conduct, for Lockheed Martin, has joined our new Strategic Advisory Board which will have up to nine Members. This new Board will help focus and guide Liberty Defense in its journey to scale its groundbreaking technology, both in the United States and globally.

A retired United States Marine Corps infantry officer and federal prosecutor, Mr. Byrne served as Deputy Secretary and General Counsel of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. He also has served as a director and advisor to several startup companies and on the US Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy & Integrity Advisory Committee.

The Honorable David Kris was appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the US Senate to lead the National Security Division of the US Department of Justice, overseeing all federal espionage, terrorism, and other national security investigations and prosecutions. Previously, he served as a senior advisor to both Republican and Democratic Attorneys General and Deputy Attorneys General and received multiple medals and other awards for his service. Mr. Kris has also advised the US Intelligence Community on several different advisory boards. He is a co-founder of Culper Partners LLC, a firm specializing in the intersection of public policy, security, geopolitics, and law, and previously was General Counsel to Intellectual Ventures, a privately held investment company with more than US$6 billion under management. He also served as the Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Time Warner, Inc. Currently, Mr. Kris teaches law to U.S. Intelligence Community lawyers and is a University Affiliate at Georgetown University.

The Honorable Mary Beth Long served as US Assistant Secretary of Defense under Secretary Robert Gates, making her the first woman confirmed to a four-star military equivalent position in U.S. history, and also served as the Chair of NATO’s Nuclear and Missile Defense High-Level Group. Before that, she served as a career clandestine CIA officer, and she has been deeply involved in aviation and related security matters for nearly two decades.

Ms. Long founded two multi-million-dollar advisory firms and a government contracting firm before joining AeroVironment as an Independent Director in 2023. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Defense and Aerospace Export Council. She is the Reynolds Family Fellow for Global Security for the Woodrow Wilson Center and serves on the Boards of Directors of the International Spy Museum and the Defense Intelligence Memorial Fund. Ms. Long also served as a professor of practice at The Pennsylvania State University’s Graduate School of International Affairs and is a member of the university’s global advisory board.

The Honorable Tom Monheim dedicated more than three decades of service to the United States, beginning as a Judge Advocate in the US Air Force and finally serving as the Senate confirmed Inspector General of the US Intelligence Community (USIC). Mr. Monheim has served as the General Counsel of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Deputy General Counsel at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Senior Legal Counsel at the National Counterterrorism Center, Associate Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice, and Associate Counsel to the President at the White House. Mr. Monheim retired as a Colonel from the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He earned numerous distinguished government service awards, including the Presidential Meritorious Executive Award, the Director of National Intelligence Exceptional Service Award, the Legion of Merit, and the Bronze Star. Mr. Monheim is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, the University of California Los Angeles School of Law, and the National War College.

In his current role at GE Aerospace, Mr. Monheim leads the open reporting and compliance investigation programs and teams in the company that is a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, components, and integrated systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft.

Ms. Anjana Rajan is an entrepreneur, cryptographer, and policymaker who works at the nexus of national security and human rights. As Assistant National Cyber Director for Technology Security, she led efforts to apply the President’s National Cybersecurity Strategy to real-world issues, including open-source software, generative AI, and space. She was the first Chief Technology Officer of the Polaris Project, one of the largest anti-human trafficking NGOs in the United States, and served as Chief Technology Officer of Callisto, a Y Combinator-backed, Skoll Award-winning social enterprise that builds advanced cryptographic technology to combat sexual assault.

She also served as a forward-deployed engineer at Palantir, working across Europe and the Middle East, and most notably led a high-impact deployment in the energy sector. Ms. Rajan is also a former elite triathlete who raced for Team USA at two World Championships.