Stephen Rodriguez is Managing Partner of Coldon Strategic Advisors, which supports venture capital funds and technology startups with defense applications. He has thirteen years of international business experience, including in Afghanistan and Colombia, having previously served as a senior executive at small and mid-size defense corporations. He is also a Term Member at the Council on Foreign Relations, Chairman of the Foreign Policy Initiative's Leadership Council, and a member of the Leadership Council at IAVA. He is an advisor to Lua, a mobile-first, enterprise communications solution.