LTC Ray Ragan

Over the past few years, Raymond has sharpened his research and application of AI for business and warfighting applications. He served as the Principal Investigator to a National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) as part of his entrepreneurial work. Raymond studied advanced project management and organizational theory as part of his graduate studies at Northern Arizona University and holds a certificate from Stanford in Strategic Decision and Risk.

We've already seen a seismic change in global narrative competition with the advent of social media. Raymond is focusing his research on how AI is accelerating this disruption and impact of a post-trust era. Coloring this research is network theory as it applies to global systems that emerge from the underlying networks. It is the societal networks that drive outcomes activated policy through communications. AI accelerates this faster than ever before in the history of mankind and merits inquiry.

As an Army Reservist, Raymond lived three lives, one as a banker, one as an international affairs officer, and lastly as an entrepreneur. He holds patents in applied AI and is a frequent contributor to the US banking industry on matters concerning AI. His military career focused on human-level international security that has taken me to unique places with first-hand experiences in Korea and the Philippines.