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Ex-Lockheed Martin founders who just went stealth

12 founders who worked at Lockheed Martin started a company in stealth in the last 1783 weeks.

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Ife S.

Founder and CEO
Left
Lockheed Martin
Software Engineer Intern
Before that
Went stealthNov 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer Intern at Lockheed Martin2018-2019 · left Jul 2019
  • Solutions Engineer at Cloudflare2023-2024
  • Solutions Engineer at Courier2022-2023
  • Associate Solutions Engineer at LiveRamp2021-2022
  • Information Systems Intern at Alameda Health System2017-2017
Education
  • Penn State UniversityBS
Left
Lockheed Martin
System Integration and Test Engineer
Before that
Went stealthOct 2026
Work
  • System Integration and Test Engineer at Lockheed Martin2022-2024 · left Dec 2024
  • Digital Fulfillment Customer Service Team Member at Wegmans Food Markets2019-2023
  • System Engineering Intern at Lockheed Martin2022-2022
Education
  • Penn State UniversityBS

Emily N.

Founder
Left
Lockheed Martin
Aerospace Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Aerospace Engineer at Lockheed Martin1988-1994 · left Jan 1994
  • Founder at Edpel2025-2026
  • Founder at ENCI2024-2025
  • President of Nexaer Group at AERO2017-2023
  • Director at SVN Group1997-2017
  • Corporate Specialist at GE1994-1997
Education
  • UC San Diego
  • Golden West College

David Grant

Co-Founder
Left
Lockheed Martin
Embedded Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Embedded Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin2009-2013 · left Jul 2013
  • Chief Technology Officer at Verdant Robotics2023-2026
  • Director Of Engineering, Government Systems at Applied Minds2015-2023
  • Chief Product Officer at Stout Industrial Technology, Inc.2020-2023
  • Chief Technology Officer at Golfstream Inc.2015-2018
  • Senior Software Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory2013-2015
  • Embedded Software Engineer at Calsonic Kansei Corporation2006-2007
Education
  • University of MichiganBSEE
  • University of MichiganBSCE

Grant Cole

Founder
Left
Lockheed Martin
Software Engineer
Before thatNone listed
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin2023-2025 · left Apr 2025
Education
  • University of MichiganBS
  • Georgia TechMS

Andrew Zobel

Co-Founder
Left
Lockheed Martin
Precision Sensor Technician
Before that
Went stealthSep 2026
Work
  • Precision Sensor Technician at Lockheed Martin2021-2026 · left Jan 2026
  • Crisis Management & Security Specialist at Local Government Administration2013-2020
Education
  • Finger Lakes Community College
  • SUNY Broome Community College

Mike Wayne

Co-Founder
Left
Lockheed Martin
Electronics Packaging Design Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Electronics Packaging Design Engineer at Lockheed Martin2001-2006 · left Jan 2006
  • Vice President of Global Sales at BlinkOps2025-2026
  • Vice President, North America Enterprise at Certinia2023-2025
  • Chief Revenue Officer at Stairwell2021-2023
  • Head of Security Sales, Americas - Google Cloud Security at Google2017-2021
  • Head of Enterprise Sales, Americas - Chronicle Security at Google Cloud Security2018-2019
  • Head of Enterprise Sales, Security Moonshot - GoogleX at Google2012-2018
Education
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoBS
  • Duke University

Calvin Aduma

Co-Founder
Left
Lockheed Martin
Software Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJul 2026
Work
  • Software Engineer at Lockheed Martin2025-2026 · until Aug 2026
  • Software Engineer at NAVWAR2024-2025
  • Software Engineer at Revature2023-2024
  • Software Engineer at EchoStar Corporation2022-2022
  • Software Engineer Intern at Hughes Network Systems2022-2022
  • Instructor/Residential Program Assistant at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville2021-2021
  • IT Analyst at Clemson University College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences2020-2021
Education
  • Clemson UniversityBS
  • South Carolina Governor's School for Science & Mathematics
Left
Lockheed Martin
Senior Contracts Negotiator
Before that
Went stealthMay 2026
Work
  • Senior Contracts Negotiator at Lockheed Martin1987-1997 · left Jan 1997
  • CEO/Co-Founder Polarized 3D at Polar I, Inc.2017-2024
  • Mentor at Alchemist Accelerator2015-2024
  • Founder at AR SaaS Start Up2016-2017
  • Founder/CEO at GLIIF2013-2015
  • CEO at AB Estates International2008-2011
  • Coach at San Jose Jr Sharks2003-2008
Education
  • n/an/a

Peter James

Founder & CEO
Left
Lockheed Martin
AMAS Chief Engineer
Before that
Went stealthJan 2025
Work
  • AMAS Chief Engineer at Lockheed Martin2007-2015 · left Oct 2015
  • Head of Systems & Safety at Embark Trucks (acquired by Applied Intuition)2022-2023
  • VP of Strategic Initiatives at Outrider2018-2022
  • Director of Unmanned Systems at Stratom, Inc.2015-2018
  • Robotics Engineer at Perceptek2005-2007
Education
  • Clemson UniversityBachelor's

Sam Zhu

Founder
Left
Lockheed Martin
Senior Manager, Systems Engineering
Before that
Went stealthDec 2024
Work
  • Senior Manager, Systems Engineering at Lockheed Martin2016-2024 · left Nov 2024
  • Lead Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman2007-2016
  • Systems Engineer at General Atomics2001-2007
Education
  • San José State UniversityMS

Shiv Jha

COO, Co-Founder
Left
Lockheed Martin
DoD Consultant
Before that
Went stealthFeb 2024
Work
  • DoD Consultant at Lockheed Martin2006-2012 · left Jan 2012
  • DevOps Leader at Blue Shield of California2018-2024
  • DevOps Manager at Kohl's2013-2018
  • DevOps Consultant at CyDesign2012-2013
Education
  • Manhattan CollegeMEng

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  -d '{
    "filters": { "op": "and", "conditions": [
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.company_name",
        "type": "[.]", "value": "stealth" },
      { "field": "experience.employment_details.current.title",
        "type": "(.)", "value": "founder" }
    ]},
    "fields": ["basic_profile", "experience", "education"],
    "config": { "trigger": { "type": "interval", "every_hours": 168 } }
  }'
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About this list

What "stealth" means here: the person's current job is a founder title (Founder, Co-Founder, Founder & CEO…) at a company listed as "Stealth", "Stealth Startup" or similar, because they haven't announced it yet.

Where it comes from: public professional profiles, via the Crustdata API. A new search runs every week and adds whoever newly matches. Profiles can take a few weeks to show up, and start dates are by month.

The company on each row is the most recent job before going stealth, with the title they held there. Where we can, we skip internships, advisor seats and freelance stints. On a "former employer" page it shows the job at that employer instead. Click a row for their full work history and education.