Akhil Iyer
CEO and co-founder of Watchtower Labs; former Principal at Shield Capital and USMC Infantry and Special Operations Officer.
Akhil Iyer is CEO and co-founder of Watchtower Labs, an AI-native decision-support company for contested logistics founded in late 2024 whose first contract was the Joint Sustainment Decision Tool for INDOPACOM, NORTHCOM, and the Defense Logistics Agency. Before founding the company, he spent nearly a decade as a U.S. Marine Corps infantry and special-operations officer — serving as a platoon and company commander and a Marine Special Operations Team commander in the Western Pacific and the Counter-ISIS campaign — then worked as a Principal at Shield Capital investing in early-stage AI, cybersecurity, autonomy, and space companies. He studied international relations and Arabic at Stanford (with ROTC) and earned a joint MBA/MPP from Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School as a 2020 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow.
Overview
- Role
- CEO & Co-Founder, Watchtower Labs
- Based in
- Bellevue, Washington, USA
- Prior experience
- U.S. Marine Corps, Shield Capital
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Frequently asked
- Who is Akhil Iyer?
- Akhil Iyer is CEO and co-founder of Watchtower Labs, an AI-native decision-support company for contested logistics founded in late 2024 whose first contract was the Joint Sustainment Decision Tool for INDOPACOM, NORTHCOM, and the Defense Logistics Agency. Before founding the company, he spent nearly a decade as a U.S. Marine Corps infantry and special-operations officer — serving as a platoon and company commander and a Marine Special Operations Team commander in the Western Pacific and the Counter-ISIS campaign — then worked as a Principal at Shield Capital investing in early-stage AI, cybersecurity, autonomy, and space companies. He studied international relations and Arabic at Stanford (with ROTC) and earned a joint MBA/MPP from Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School as a 2020 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow.
- What is Akhil Iyer's role?
- Akhil Iyer is CEO & Co-Founder, Watchtower Labs, based in Bellevue, Washington, USA.
- Where did Akhil Iyer work before?
- Akhil Iyer's prior roles include U.S. Marine Corps, Shield Capital.
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