Patriots forging a future for our nation's most elite warriors.
Patriots forging a future for our nation's most elite warriors.
THE LEADERSHIP
From Elite warriors to civilian champions, our leadership team knows what it takes to transition out of the shadows and into Civilian life
Led by a retired Navy SEAL Commander and backed by BTB Fellows actively transitioning, our team boasts global experience in high-stakes environments, spanning military and civilian sectors. Our board of directors consists of former Navy SEALs and dedicated patriots deeply committed to the ongoing success of our nation’s elite warriors beyond their service.
THE TEAM
DREW FORSBERG
OPERATIONS MANAGER
DREW FORSBERG
ALUMNI, ENTREPRENEUR
Drew served as a Navy SEAL Chief Warrant Officer and retired after 22 years of service. During his final tour, Drew orchestrated the year-long training cycles for special-mission, undersea SEAL Teams. Chief Warrant Officer Forsberg has six deployments to the middle east and southeast Asia and has an array of awards including six Navy Commendation Medals. He has experience working across the world in high-stakes situations to find common ground across a wide array of conflict scenarios.
He completed his undergraduate work at Excelsior College, completed Executive education studies at Columbia, Cornell, University of Texas-Austin and University of Michigan as well as the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Texas A&M. Drew plans to remain in Hawaii after retirement and is currently developing business strategies to assist his wife with launching a freelance hair and makeup business, optimize a friend’s edible landscaping business, and also pursue his own MBA.
Drew is an avid surfer, spear fisherman, martial artist, permaculturist, and Sunday school teacher. He resides in Waialua on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii with his wife and four homeschooled children. He is devoted to leaving this world a better place than before he arrived.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Steve Gatena
Greg McClelland
Jocko Willink
Jocko Willink
BOARD of Directors
Jocko is an American Businessman, Author, Martial Artist, Patriot and retired SEAL Officer.
He enlisted in the Navy at age 18 and graduated from BUD/s class 177. He then served at SEAL Team One until he received his commission. As an Officer, Jocko served at SEAL Teams Two, Seven, and Three, and finished his twenty-year career as the Officer in Charge of the Training Detachment for the West Coast SEAL Teams. He received the Silver Star and the Bronze Star with Valor and other personal and unit awards.
Beyond his Navy career, he owns Victory MMA, (a martial arts gym in San Diego), founded and runs the consulting business Echelon Front, has multiple top-rated podcasts, is a partner at Origin – a clothing and jiu jitsu line dedicated to bringing industry back to the United States, and he is a founder and owner of Jocko Fuel, a nutrition supplement brand. He has written multiple best-selling books on leadership as well as several children’s books. Jocko enjoys surfing, jiu-jitsu, bow hunting, giving back to the SEAL Community, and spending time with his family.
Giovanni (Gio) Coglitore
gIO COGLITORE
BOARD of Directors
Giovanni (Gio) Coglitore is a distinguished entrepreneur and technology leader with a notable career in the fields of computing and data storage. Born in Messina, Sicily, and later moving to the United States, Gio faced early adversity but was raised in a loving home by his maternal grandparents. He is the founder and CEO of RStor, a company specializing in cloud-based data mobility solutions, and has co-founded Rackable Systems and Optical Archive.
Gio has held prominent senior leadership positions at Sony and Facebook, contributing to major technological advancements, and played a significant role in the Open Compute Project, advocating for open-source hardware innovation. His career highlights include developing the RStor Multicloud Platform™ and pioneering solutions for high-performance computing and modern data center architecture. With numerous patents to his name, Gio’s contributions have significantly advanced the technology landscape, embodying the spirit of innovation and resilience from his early days in Sicily to his remarkable career in the United States.
