Stephen Buchanan

Stephen is the founder and CEO of Bandelier Technologies, a New Mexico company bringing quantum and neuromorphic sensing to defense and commercial markets. Since its founding in late 2025, Bandelier has grown to a team of ten and raised over $3M in venture and non-dilutive funding. Prior to founding Bandelier, Stephen earned his MBA from Harvard Business School. Before that, he served as a U.S. Army Green Beret, working throughout the Middle East alongside partner nation special operations forces, after two years as a paratrooper in Italy. He began his career as a CPA in Chattanooga, Tennessee.