capital Velocity of National Security Innovation

Stephen “Steph” Twitty is President of Twitty and Associates LLC, a consultancy firm specializing in strategic and operational planning that supports a wide range of clients in the government, corporate, academic, and non-profit sectors.

Steph is a board director at Karman Space and Defense (NYSE: KRMN), Palladyne AI (NASDAQ: PDYN), Weibel Scientific and Meroxa, Inc. He served as board director and chairman of the board at Nusura, Inc. Steph is a board advisor at Moog, Accelint, Dataminr, HDT-Global, and Raft Inc. He is a senior advisor at the Chertoff Group and Ernst and Young (EY).

Steph retired from the United States Army as a Lieutenant General with 40 years of distinguished military service as an infantry officer in the United States Army. He commanded units in nearly every echelon and served in five combat tours to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait. Steph has served in several strategic level positions in the United States and globally. In his final assignment in the military, Steph served as the Deputy Commander of United States European Command in Stuttgart, Germany.

Steph holds a master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan University, a master’s degree in national security strategy from the National Defense University, and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from South Carolina State University. He has continued further studies at the Center for Creative Leadership, Executive Leadership program in Greensboro, North Carolina and the University of North Carolina, Kenan Flagler Business School, Executive Leadership program in Chapel Hill North Carolina. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). Steph is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Steph has received numerous awards, notably the Silver Star Medal, our nation’s 3rd highest award for valor, for his gallantry in combat in Iraq. He is enshrined by South Carolina State University as a Distinguished Alumnus. South Carolina Highway 11 which runs through his hometown of Chesnee, South Carolina and the American Legion building in his hometown are named in his honor.