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Leadership Team

Guided by national security and technology luminaries, Avathon’s government and defense organization is led by a hyper-focused team of experienced defense industry and military leaders committed to adapting and applying private-sector innovation to accelerate decision-making and unlocking data insights for the United States Armed Forces and its global allies.

ART SELLERS

President and General Manager, VP of Operations

Art Sellers retired from the US Army after serving over 27 years as a career infantry officer. He spent his entire career in operational assignments, with over 12 years in the special operations community, 10 years in command billets at every level, and 5 years in combat deployments.

GENERAL JOHN R. ALLEN (RET.)

Board Member

General Allen is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general and former Commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces – Afghanistan. In 2014, Gen. Allen was appointed by President Barack Obama as special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant).

LISA DISBROW

Board Member

Lisa Disbrow, Former Under Secretary of the United States Air Force, is a Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and serves on several boards including Blackberry, CACI, and Mercury Systems.

PERVINDER JOHAR

Board Member

Pervinder Johar is the CEO of SparkCognition. Bringing over three decades of expertise in AI, machine learning, SaaS, robotics process automation, manufacturing, and supply chain management, he has proven himself a distinguished leader in the technology sector.