Zach Mears
Head of Strategy
Space Warfighting Industry Forum (SWIF)
Zachary Mears is the Head of Strategy at Anduril Industries.
Previously, Dr. Mears was a senior advisor at Covington and Burling, where he advised companies in the aerospace, defense, and national security sector navigate policy and regulatory challenges involving the U.S. Congress and Executive Branch.
Zach has extensive experience in U.S. national security and defense strategy, planning, and resourcing, most recently serving as Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense. He also advised the Defense Innovation Unit, which is building bridges between the Pentagon and the high technology centers in Silicon Valley, Boston, and Austin. His substantive areas of expertise include strategic planning, risk assessment and management, and advanced technologies.
Dr. Mears is a graduate of The Ohio State University, where he earned a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in political science.
Speakers
- Norine Amato
- Kari Bingen
- Gen Hawk Carlisle USAF Ret
- Dean Cheng
- Maj Gen Clint Crosier USAF Ret
- Gen James Dickinson USA
- Brigadier General Tom Gould USAF Ret
- Col Wes Hallman USAF Ret
- Lars Hoffman
- LTG Daniel Karbler USA
- Dr John Klein
- Stacy Kubicek
- Zach Mears
- Milo Medin
- Dr Jamie Morin
- Air Vice Marshal Cath Roberts AM CSC
- Chris Shank
- Gwynne Shotwell
- Air Vice Marshal Harv Smyth
- Robert W Thomas Jr
- Gen David D Thompson USAF
- Pete Trainer
- John Wagner
- Lt Gen Stephen Whiting USAF