Dan Gunn – Innovate AI 2026

Session 3: AI in National Security

Dan Gunn – Human Capital Planner

Dan Gunn

U.S. Strategic Command Air Force Officer

  • Served as an aircraft navigator, performing critical roles in nuclear command and control, as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

Defense Contractor

  • Managed the global distribution of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft and ships, ensuring their optimal deployment to most effectively support military commanders and national-level priorities.
    • Served as a software development project manager, overseeing a team responsible for designing and creating advanced resource allocation and planning systems.

Civil Servant at U.S. Strategic Command

  • Held the position of team lead, where he was instrumental in developing operations that employed U.S. Strategic Command assets, including bombers, ballistic missile submarines, missile defense forces and command and control capabilities. His work focused on sustaining and strengthening strategic deterrence during steady-state operations, pandemic responses and crisis situations.
    • Currently serves as a human capital planner, responsible for strategic workforce planning, organizational alignment and advising on departmental needs to best enable integrated strategic deterrence.

Education

  • B.S. in Political Science, U.S. Air Force Academy
  • Master of Political Administration, University of Oklahoma