The Navy's Chief Talent Officer on Attracting Top Talent

Ben Kohlmann is the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, the chief talent officer for a workforce of more than a million people. A former F-18 carrier pilot who went on to work in venture capital and run a hard-tech startup, he now oversees recruiting, retention, and readiness across the Department of the Navy.Maggie Gray and David Rothzeid talk with him about moving the Navy's personnel system out of the industrial age, bringing commercial tech talent into uniform through the Naval Innovation Unit, reforming shipyard pay to compete with the private sector, and preparing for the demographic cliff coming to military recruiting. As always, please let us know what you think. And please reach out if you or anyone you know is building at the intersection of technology and national security. Explore Shield Capital's portfolio and thesis at: https://shieldcap.com/Follow Shield Capital and the Mission Matter Podcast on LinkedIn to catch every episode of Mission Matters: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mission-matters-podcast/