Enlightenment Capital has added Dr. John Hillen to its advisory board.
Hillen joins a board that includes Bob Work (former deputy secretary of defense), Gen. James “Hoss” Cartwright (former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and Deborah Lee James (former secretary of the Air Force), among others.
A decorated combat veteran and national security scholar, Hillen led four defense and intelligence technology firms, most recently as CEO of EverWatch — an Enlightenment Capital portfolio company that sold to Booz Allen Hamilton in 2022.
He was confirmed by the Senate as the assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs in 2005 and served in that role until 2007.
“I have been an Enlightenment Capital investor from the very beginning of the fund, and I was privileged to work in partnership with the team during the EverWatch build and sale,” Hillen said. “I am looking forward to providing insights for the fund’s portfolio companies and new partnerships in the ADG&T sector.”
Hillen served in 2012 and 2013 as the chairman of the Professional Services Council and currently sits on the boards of several defense, intelligence and critical infrastructure firms. He is the James C. Wheat professor in leadership at Hampden-Sydney College as well as a professor in George Mason University’s MBA program.