Andrew Powell is the co-founder and CEO of Ethos, an AI-powered readiness platform serving the U.S. Department of Defense, the Seattle Seahawks, and other high-stakes organizations.<br /><br />In this conversation, Powell talks about what it actually means to prepare people for the highest-stakes moments of their lives, why the military spends 95 percent of its time training, how AI is changing the nature of combat readiness in real time, and where he stands on the ethics of building technology for the Pentagon.<br /><br />He also shares his take on when CEOs should speak out, what the defense tech opportunity looks like right now, and who gave him the chance that made everything possible.