Mr. Owen West
Former Director, Defense Innovation Unit
Mr. Owen West is listed as Former Director, Defense Innovation Unit. Owen is scheduled to speak at WEST 2027 on 16 February 2027.
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About
Mr. Owen West is the former Director of the Defense Innovation Unit. He is the former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations. Previously, Mr. West worked for Goldman, Sachs as the trading partner-in-charge the global natural gas and U.S. power businesses. While at Goldman, Mr. West took two leaves of absence to activate and deploy with fellow Marines to Iraq. He is the author of three books about military affairs. Sharkman Six (Simon and Schuster, 2001) won the Boyd literary award for best military novel. The Snake Eaters (Simon and Schuster, 2012) detailed the combat advisory mission in Iraq. He has written dozens of articles and op-eds on the military and adventure sports. Mr. West graduated from Harvard College, served for 6 years as a Marine platoon commander and a reconnaissance platoon commander, then graduated Stanford Business School.
Upcoming
WEST 2027 16 February 2027 – 18 February 2027
- Accelerating the Transition to Autonomous Warfare Speaker · 16 February 2027
Spoke alongside
People who have shared a session with Owen at events on B2DB.
- Honorable Michael Dodd Assistant Secretary of War for Critical Technologies · Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering 1 shared session
- Mr. Christian Brose President and Chief Strategy Officer · Anduril Industries 1 shared session
- Mr. Mykhailo Fedorov former Minister of Defense · Ukraine 1 shared session
- VADM Michael Wosje USN Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities · N9 1 shared session