Matt Devost
Founder of OODA LLC
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Overview
Work Experience
CEO & Co-Founder
2019 - Current
OODA helps our clients identify, manage, and respond to global risks and uncertainties while exploring emerging opportunities and developing robust and adaptive strategies for the future. We are a global strategic advisory firm and expert network with deep DNA in global security, technology, and intelligence issues.
OODA helps identify, manage, and respond to global risks and uncertainties while exploring emerging opportunities.
Founding Director
2022
DevSec applies a hacker mindset to accelerate large-scale, complex investigations using state of the art AI and data science techniques and frontier data collection and analysis. Originally launched as a Hack Factory studio project, DevSec is a collective of hackers, spies, quants, and coders focused on unique intelligence analysis, research, and investigations and building the next generation of intelligence and investigation tools.
Managing Director
2008
DEV Group is a Washington D.C.-based holding company. The company operates uniquely at the intersection of technology, security, and investing to accelerate disruptive innovation, help organizations manage dynamic environments, and unlock opportunity.
Founder
2022
We are a start-up studio, growth lab, and brainstorming community in the DC metro region. We build companies based on new ideas and engage in rapid technology prototyping to enable disruptive solutions for a variety of complex problems and opportunities. Established companies or new ideas looking for that extra boost can participate in our growth labs for meaningful mentoring, growth and strategy advisory, and networking support. We provide capital, office space, and access to experts depending on your specific needs. Like Andy Warhol's famous Factory, we bring together the hackers, thinkers, strategists, disruptors, leaders, technologists, and creators for unique events on a variety of issues.
We are a start-up studio, growth lab, and brainstorming community in the DC metro region
Board of Trustees
2024
The University of Vermont Board of Trustees has full legal responsibility and authority for the University of Vermont, including the management and control of property and affairs; the setting and approval of policies, budgets and strategic planning; and the appointment of the President.
Founding Advisor
2023
Blackwire.ai the first multidisciplinary cybersecurity advisor, powered by AI and trained by cybersecurity experts to enhance your team's capabilities and improve resilience. Originally created as a Hack Factory studio project, Blackwire offers a trusted cybersecurity advisor to consulting and internal security teams.
Theme Developer
2020
ARK Invest is a leading investment firm focused on disruptive innovation that is changing the way the world works. ARK is formed to capitalize on the opportunities for added value and returns created by companies benefiting from technological change. As theme developer Matt offers meaningful insights, experience, and knowledge in ARK’s disruptive innovation themes and challenges, debates, and further validates ARK’s original research during weekly brainstorming sessions.
ARK Invest holds a precision lens on thematic investing.
Black Hat Review Board
2011
Matt joined the Black Hat Review Board upon its creation in 2011. The board is comprised of cybersecurity experts and advises Black Hat on its strategic direction, assisting in reviewing and programming conference content, and providing extended reach into the research community.
Black Hat renders information security and technical events with research, developement and trainings.
Board Member
2021
MissionLink.Next is a non-profit trade association and exclusive network that includes decision makers, government leaders, top founders and CEOs from across the US who are using and building the most cutting-edge mission-critical capabilities. Our members are companies with capabilities that national security seeks as their key priorities: cyber, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, autonomy, microelectronics, quantum science, space, UAS/drones, 5G, virtual reality, internet of things and emerging technologies. MissionLink.Next companies are addressing the next generation of threats in national security, healthcare, financial services, e-commerce, social media, life sciences, automotive and transportation, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing and critical infrastructure.
MissionLink Next is a non-profit trade association that includes decision-makers, government leaders, founders, and CEOs.
Adjunct Professor
2021
Adjunct professor teaching cybersecurity and business risk, for the School of International and Public Affairs.