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Michael Brown

Partner at Shield Capital; Former Director

Palo Alto, California

Overview 

Michael Brown is a Partner at Shield Capital, previously serving as the Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at the U.S. Department of Defense. He also holds an advisory role at the Center for a New American Security and the U.S. Navy Science & Tech Board. His career highlights include leading DIU's innovative initiatives and contributing to national security through strategic partnerships and investments in technology companies. Brown's career has seen him hold key positions in prominent organizations such as serving as the CEO of Symantec and as a Presidential Innovation Fellow at the White House. His current role as a Partner at Shield Capital showcases his expertise in investing in technology sectors like AutoTech, Space, Cybersecurity, AI, and Security, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Work Experience 

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Council on Global Competition and Innovation - CGCI

  • Council Member

    2025 - Current

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Shield Capital

  • Partner

    2022

Shield Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building frontier technologies.

shieldcap.com
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Special Competitive Studies Project - SCSP

  • Advisor

    2025

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Institute for Security and Technology (IST)

  • Distinguished Senior Fellow

    2024

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Strider Technologies

  • Board Member

    2022

Strider is a strategic intelligence firm that utilizes artificial intelligence to convert publicly available data into actionable insights.

Raised $112,000,000.00 from DataTribe, Valor Equity Partners, AXA Venture Partners, Cyfr Capital and Pelion Venture Partners.

striderintel.com
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Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  • Board Member

    2022

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ASIMILY

  • Board Member and Investor

    2017

    Comprehensive medical device automation and management powered by AI

Asimily's IoMT risk remediation platform holistically secures the mission-critical healthcare devices that deliver safe and reliable care.

Raised $19,970,000.00 from Ridge Ventures, MemorialCare Innovation Fund, Engineering Capital, New Leaf Venture Partners, Ridge Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners and Eileses Capital.

asimily.com
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Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

  • Board of Advisors

    2022

CNAS is an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization that develops pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.

cnas.org
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Revic AI

  • Investor and Advisor

    2022

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The Hoover Institution, Stanford University

  • Visiting Scholar

    2022 - 2024

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