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Ben FitzGerald joined Rebellion Defense as Executive Chair in May 2023. He is an early investor in Rebellion and has served on the board since 2019. Ben is a seasoned executive with a diverse background in technology, national security, and investment. Concurrently, Ben is a partner at Lupa Systems, leading the firm’s technology investments with security implications, and is an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), where he focuses on the intersection of strategy, technology, and business as they relate to national security.
Previously, Ben was the Executive Director – Strategy, Data, and Design in the Pentagon’s Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, where he orchestrated the most significant reorganization of defense acquisition systems since the Goldwater Nichols Act of 1986. Ben’s career has spanned various high-level positions, including serving on the Senate Armed Services Committee, directing the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS, and as the founding Managing Director for Noetic’s North American operations. He previously worked in a number of technology corporations, including IBM and Unisys.
Ben has written legislation, defense acquisition policy, including creating new acquisition pathways and governance models, and various think tank reports. He has testified before Congress, and his commentary has appeared in Defense News, Foreign Policy, NPR, Reuters, Vice, and C-SPAN. His work at Noetic, where he relocated from his native Australia to establish the company’s first international business, was recognized with the Australian Capital Territory Export Awards in 2007, 2008, and 2011.
Ben FitzGerald joined Rebellion Defense as Executive Chair in May 2023. He is an early investor in Rebellion and has served on the board since 2019. Ben is a seasoned executive with a diverse background in technology, national security, and investment. Concurrently, Ben is a partner at Lupa Systems, leading the firm’s technology investments with security implications, and is an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), where he focuses on the intersection of strategy, technology, and business as they relate to national security.
Previously, Ben was the Executive Director – Strategy, Data, and Design in the Pentagon’s Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, where he orchestrated the most significant reorganization of defense acquisition systems since the Goldwater Nichols Act of 1986. Ben’s career has spanned various high-level positions, including serving on the Senate Armed Services Committee, directing the Technology and National Security Program at CNAS, and as the founding Managing Director for Noetic’s North American operations. He previously worked in a number of technology corporations, including IBM and Unisys.
Ben has written legislation, defense acquisition policy, including creating new acquisition pathways and governance models, and various think tank reports. He has testified before Congress, and his commentary has appeared in Defense News, Foreign Policy, NPR, Reuters, Vice, and C-SPAN. His work at Noetic, where he relocated from his native Australia to establish the company’s first international business, was recognized with the Australian Capital Territory Export Awards in 2007, 2008, and 2011.