Wes Blackwell
Director at Booz Allen Hamilton
Arlington, Virginia
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director | Booz Allen Ventures
2022 - Current
Booz Allen Hamilton is a consulting firm that specializes in analytics, technology, and engineering.
Raised $2,378,460,000.00.
Co-Founder and Senior Leadership Advisor
2020
The Academy Investor Network (AIN) is a virtual platform created for U.S. Service Academy Graduates (USNA, USMA, USAFA, USCGA and USMMA) to invest in venture-backed startups at the pre-Seed, Seed and Series A stage through investment syndicates. AIN has two areas of investment focus. The first is dual-use technology startups and the second is veteran led startups (industry agnostic).
Partner
2018 - 2022
Early-stage venture capital firm making the world a better, safer place by investing in frontier and dual-use technologies
Advisor
2017 - 2019
DataTribe Opportunities Fund is a investment firm.
Angel Investor
2016 - 2018
Angel investor with a passion for helping military/IC veteran led companies succeed.
Senior Implementation Manager / Enterprise Account Manager
2016 - 2017
LiveSafe is the leading mobile safety communications platform delivering actionable crowdsourced safety and security intelligence, preventing incidents before they occur and connecting people to the help they need. Used by businesses, colleges, and universities, LiveSafe’s enterprise-class platform is backed by a team with safety in their DNA and combines a cloud-based Command Dashboard with customizable mobile applications. Every minute of every day, we deliver two-way, real-time interactions that include location-tagged text, calls, photos and videos, scalable mass notification, relevant safety resources, and peer-to-peer safety tools like SafeWalk™. (Acquired by Vector Solutions in 2020)
LiveSafe provides a mobile social safety application for individuals and safety officials to collaborate and build safer communities.
Raised $27,248,000.00 from Revolution, Hearst Ventures, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Evergy Ventures, Dave Duffield, IAC and FedEx.
Vice President of Business Development and Strategy
2015 - 2016
Private equity operator for an aviation services and commercial real estate company. (Acquired by Million Air)
Director of Marketing and Partnerships for Admissions / Adjunct Professor for Leadership/Aviation
2013 - 2014
Assistant Director of Admissions
2012 - 2013
Aviator
2003 - 2014
H-60 F/H Seahawk Helicopter Pilot
2003 - 2009
US Navy is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services.
Lynx Helicopter Pilot / Exchange Officer
2009 - 2012