Empowering The Future, Advancing National Interest
At STATION DC, we unite frontier innovators and policymakers to tackle America’s toughest challenges.
Shape the Future of Frontier Technology
Our mission is to shape a future where American dominance endures, with DC as the nerve center of it all.
Our team
Mary Gwinn
Head of Operations
Eric Stober
CFO
Amanda Craft
Director of Events and Venue
James Barlia
Executive Director
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Our Board
Sofia Haft
Director of External Affairs, Anduril Industries
Andy Cloyd
Co-Founder & CEO, Superfiliate
Brandon Pollak
Founder, Agora Global Advisory
Colleen Laughlin
Managing Partner, Washington Office
Keith Lemer
Co-Founder & CEO, Wellnet
Jeremiah Lowin
Co-Founder & CEO, Prefect
Anna Mason
Managing Partner, Ingeborg Investments
Kiran Bhatraju
Co-Founder & CEO, Arcadia
Jake Poliskin
Managing Partner, Shorewind Capital
Evan Burfield
Co-Founder, 1776 & Station DC
Josh Baer
Co-Founder, Capital Factory & Station DC
James Barlia
Executive Director
Supported by highly strategic industry-leading advisors
Zak Kukoff
Chair of Tech & Venture Practice, Lewis-Burke Associates
Zak Kukoff
Chair of Tech & Venture Practice, Lewis-Burke Associates
Michelle Volz
General Partner, Pax VC
Jon Mandel
SVP, Bose Public Affairs
Christopher Petkas
General Partner, Contrarian Thinking Capital
Allister Chang
Co-Founder, Fabric Health
Asher Kraut
Partner, Generational Partners
Chelsea Zhang
Principal, Equal Ventures
Miles Taylor
General Partner, Stealth Startup
Xander Schultz
Executive Director, The Future US
Dillon Krasnigor
Partner, Altos Ventures
Zach Fredricks
Principal, Primary Venture Partners
Sean Chung
Head of Platform, Coolwater Capital
Kevin Bennett
Founder & CEO, Further
Daniel Goetzel
Senior Advisor, NSF
Debashish Goenka
Vice President, StepStone Group
Dhruva Rajendra
Founder & CEO, Deterrence
Charley Dehoney
Founder & CEO, Upwell
Zak Ringelstein
Founder & CEO, Zigazoo
Dan Prieto
Founder, RANGE Strategic Advisors
OUR VALUES
Empowering the Future of Technology Together
At STATION DC, our values guide our actions, serving as the foundation for how empower innovators to tackle national challenges.
- Focus on the Founder
- Create Remarkable Experiences
- Treat Others the Way They Want to Be Treated
- Run Towards the Hard Things
- Embrace "I Don't Know"
- Excellence is Table Stakes
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