Tony Demartino
Partner at Pallas Advisors
Washington, District of Columbia
Overview
Work Experience
Board Member
2023 - Current
Fueled by visionary principles, Morpheus’ accomplishments include pioneering propulsion on nano-satellites, collision avoidance maneuvers in space, and groundbreaking software products in space mobility. Morpheus Space provides comprehensive satellite mobility through connecting reliable, efficient, and scalable propulsion systems with innovative software products.
Morpheus Space sells satellite mobility solutions through electric propulsion systems, an autopilot, and mission analysis and design tools.
Raised $29,590,000.00 from Lavrock Ventures, Morpheus Ventures, Vsquared Ventures, Pallas Ventures, In-Q-Tel, Techstars, Alpine Space Ventures, Jackson Moses and Airbus Ventures.
Board Member
2024
The UV Angel team has a singular focus: make the world a cleaner place for everybody. UV Angel’s patented ultraviolet light technology effectively reduces the concentration of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in treated air when used in accordance with UV Angel’s labeled directions-for-use at standard speed. UV Angel delivers continuous air and surface disinfection, creating cleaner, safer environments through advanced ultraviolet technology.
Founding Partner
2018
Pallas Advisors is a strategic advisory firm specializing in national security, defense, and technology. We work alongside clients to identify and understand the issues that are important to them, provide tailored strategies and solutions, and implement a plan of action to achieve client success. The philanthropic arm, Pallas Foundation, is focused on the education and professional development of emerging leaders from traditionally under-represented groups in global and national security. Lastly, the investment element of the organization is Pallas Ventures, which partners with innovative companies developing break-through technology with compelling national security applications. http://pallasadvisors.com/
Advisory Board
2021
Janes partners with global government agencies and leading military manufacturers across the world and is at the forefront of the open-source information domain. Janes brings together disparate data from multiple sources to deliver structured, timely, relevant, and validated open-source intelligence. Their software platform accelerates data discovery to rapidly build a contextually accurate picture of the operational environment.
OSD
2016 - 2018
Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense and Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense
Managing Director
2014 - 2017
Develop and execute the company’s business strategies in order to achieve strategic goals.
Principal adviser to the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
2012 - 2014
Served as the principal adviser to the director on policy, operations and outreach for a multibillion dollar Agency of 17,000 employees, with more than 200 locations in 135 countries.
DIA is providing military intelligence to warfighters, defense policymakers and force planners in the Intelligence Community.
National War College Fellow
2011 - 2012
Army War College Fellow actively engaged in the policy work of the Center, including contributing to the Center's research efforts such as "Hard Choices: Responsible Defense in an Age of Austerity."
CNAS is an independent, bipartisan, nonprofit organization that develops pragmatic and principled national security and defense policies.
Commander's Strategic Advisor, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Afghanistan
2010 - 2011
Produced high-level guidance and assessments on key security issues facing national and military decision-makers that significantly influenced U.S. Afghanistan Policy. Examples include the “Strategic Concept” adopted by NATO during the Lisbon Summit, NATO monthly provincial documents, the National Afghanistan-Pakistan Annual Review, and U.S. Deputies and Principal’s Committee meetings.
Special Branch Chief to the National Security Council, Joint Staff, Afghanistan-Pakistan
2009 - 2010
Led the analytic team for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff which provided the policy foundation leading up to the President’s 2010 West Point Afghan policy speech which sent an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.
The Joint Staff provides unified strategic direction and integration into an efficient team of land, naval and air forces.