
Will Roper
@willrop3r
String theorist turned NatSec professor and Defense Innovation Board Member. Former Air & Space Force Weapons Chief. Active Pelotoner. Ardent Father. :)
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamroper/ 17-11-2014 07:28:46
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Excited to join the dream team #natsec faculty at @georgiaTech, including Phil Breedlove, Sandy Winnefeld, Michele Flournoy, & Sandy Magnus. Tomorrow's security requires new ideas and a new generation of leadership - hoping to help with both. inta.gatech.edu/news/item/6562… U.S. Air Force


😀It is the greatest: keeping it that way, the challenging future task. U.S. Air Force 🇺🇸



Agree Valerie Insinna. It's up the Defense Department to ensure its efforts *are* positive, not covered positively.

Great being interviewed by McKinsey & Company on #digitaltransformation at #FarnboroughAirshow2022. Hear how hardware finally eats the world as #AI transcends today's internet. mckinsey.com/industries/aer… Boeing Defense McLaren U.S. Air Force United States Space Force

Excited to be back in the #Pentagon on the Defense Innovation Board! A distinguished group led by Mike Bloomberg - should be an impactful group for defense innovators. defense.gov/News/Releases/… U.S. Army U.S. Navy U.S. Marines U.S. Air Force United States Space Force

Georgia Tech alumnus and Nunn School distinguished professor of the practice Will Roper (Will Roper) has joined the Defense Innovation Board, an advisory panel for the U.S. Secretary of Defense (Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth) b.gatech.edu/3Tp9SCX


Some losses defy words. Ash Carter was a generational champion of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines. U.S. Air Force, & United States Space Force. Modernizing both the force and its practices, our last talk Friday still ardently focused on #natsec. Godspeed, Ash - you will be sorely missed.



Startup, investor, or defense company? Department of Defense 🇺🇸 Innovation Board just posted this survey to improve the Pentagon's partnerships. Come share your thoughts with us! docs.google.com/forms/d/1cCeKs… Mike Bloomberg U.S. Army U.S. Air Force U.S. Navy

Excited to work with Eric Schmidt again! I founded Istari, Inc. to help make digital engineering's "easy button." Future engineering metaverse, here we come! (Thanks WIRED and Will Knight!) wired.com/story/eric-sch…


Great spending time at #CarterExchange23 with so many great friends and colleagues. Ash Carter would be proud to see his cause continues! U.S. Air Force U.S. Navy U.S. Army Special Competitive Studies Project DefenseInnovationUnit DARPA @Istari_Digital

Way to go, United States Space Force and U.S. Air Force. Hack-A-Sat was a blast to kickstart at DEF CON, and a good reminder that security ≠ obscurity. politico.com/news/2023/08/1…


<new!> World's 1st digitally certified airplane? Count me in! Istari, Inc. is attempting #Formula1's #Engineering paradigm for the 1st time with U.S. Air Force. Stay tuned! istaridigital.com/press-releases… World of Engineering Elon Musk Eric Schmidt Department of Defense 🇺🇸 Lockheed Martin WIRED

Frontlines of Ukraine 🇺🇦 are life-altering to visit: brave soldiers, constant drone threats, and Call of Duty command speeds. Eric Schmidt and I wrote this for TIME to share our experience and a strategy for victory. We're indebted to our brave hosts! time.com/collection/tim…