Sean Conner

MeasuredRisk

Chief of Staff

General Advisor

Operation 620

Chief Deputy Director

Deputy Director

Various Companies

Engagements:
• Fundraising Advisor | Botany.io -  Seattle (2021)
• New Product Lines | Fling: Intelligent Solutions for Digital Transformation - Bangkok (2021)
• Product Manager | TaskWorld, Inc. - Bangkok (2020)
• General Partner | Servamps, Ltd. - London (2019)
• Special Projects | PolySwarm Technologies, Inc. - Palo Alto (2018)
• General Manager | 8 Decimal Capital - Palo Alto (2017)
• Product Research | Shift Labs - Seattle (2016)
• Technical Due Diligence | Vulcan, Inc. - Seattle (2015)

Consultant

Parcel Forecast

• Developed environmental data report generating platform

Technical Co-Founder

Ionographics Research Inc

• Prototyped novel electro-chemical based 3D printer

Product Owner

OdorBliss Inc

• Developed novel odorless litter box for cats

Founder

Schlumberger

Integrated Project Management (IPM) Trainee

University of Washington

Network Systems Administrator

I help CEOs achieve their strategic goals. I bring a blend of skills and competencies in behavioral economics, cultural development, team-of-teams, strategy-of-strategy, and much much more!

Most recently, I was the Chief of Staff at MeasuredRisk, a leading cybersecurity company, where I supported the CEO and the executive team in managing cross-functional projects, driving organizational growth, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. I also served as a General Advisor at MeasuredRisk and Operation 620, a high-pressure NGO that aims to end human trafficking, where I provided strategic guidance, mentorship, and innovation to both organizations. I am passionate about product innovation and social impact, and I am always looking for ways to empower others and challenge the status quo. I am ready to take on any challenge and help your organization reach new heights. Let's do this!

Product Manager

ForecastTruth

Most sales forecasts are fiction dressed up as confidence.
ForecastTruth exists to prove it — and fix it.

We help CROs, RevOps leaders, and boards see the truth hiding in their pipeline. Our AI-driven audit exposes inflated deals, missing coverage, and rep-level bias so leadership can finally trust what the numbers say.

ForecastTruth runs a complete integrity check across your CRM — analyzing deal history, health scores, coverage ratios, and behavioral patterns — then delivers a board-ready report that shows:
	•	How much of your forecast is real
	•	Where your risk is hiding
	•	Which reps are sandbagging or over-committing
	•	And what to do next quarter to hit target with confidence

Built for revenue leaders under pressure to defend their number, ForecastTruth turns opinion into evidence. Our platform benchmarks your data against thousands of deals, applies AI-based risk detection, and visualizes your true forecast confidence in minutes — not weeks.

The result: board conversations grounded in truth, not spin.

Whether you’re prepping for a board meeting, diagnosing a miss, or rebuilding sales discipline, ForecastTruth gives you a defensible, data-backed view of pipeline integrity.

Most of your forecast is BS — we’ll prove it in 10 minutes.
Visit www.ForecastTruth.com

Founded and lead MeasuredRisk, an AI-driven platform that helps governments, defense contractors, and enterprises predict and mitigate supply chain and third-party risk.

Unlike legacy systems reliant on static surveys, MeasuredRisk applies AI, OSINT fusion, and predictive analytics to uncover vulnerabilities before they lead to disruption, compromise, or obsolescence.

Our platform has delivered mission-grade visibility for critical sectors including weapons systems, semiconductors, aerospace, and infrastructure security. Recognized as a subcontract partner in a $919M U.S. government program, MeasuredRisk has been validated as a trusted enabler of national security and enterprise resilience.

Core Impact Areas:
• Supply Chain & Third-Party Risk Management
• AI Decision Science & Predictive Analytics
• Defense, Aerospace & Critical 
   Infrastructure Security
• Enterprise & Government Partnerships

Over the last decade, MeasuredRisk has established itself as a proven partner at the intersection of technology, security, and strategy, bringing the same rigor demanded by governments to private-sector clients facing complex global risk.

Founder & CEO

Stealth FinTech Startup

Advising the development of a next-generation fintech platform built exclusively for $500M–$20B single- and multi-family offices. Focused on AI efficiency, institutional governance, and luxury client experience, the venture is currently operating in stealth mode with a select group of founding partners.

My role spans strategic positioning, capital access, and early client engagement, ensuring the platform is designed not just as software, but as a strategic partner solution for sophisticated offices seeking operational excellence and global deal access.

Advisor- Stealth Family Office Platform

Shenandoah University

Served on the Advisory Board of the School of Business, providing guidance on curriculum innovation, industry alignment, and strategic partnerships. Advised faculty and administration on emerging trends in technology, entrepreneurship, and investment to ensure graduates are prepared for global market demands. Supported initiatives to connect students with business leaders, investors, and government stakeholders, strengthening the school’s role in regional and international economic development.

Board Advisor- School of Business

Forbes Technology Council

Invited to join the Forbes Technology Council, an exclusive community of senior technology executives and entrepreneurs. Contributed to council discussions and published insights on AI, cybersecurity, and digital transformation, sharing perspectives with global business leaders and Forbes’ readership. Leveraged the platform to expand networks across venture capital, enterprise technology, and government sectors.

Member

Cisco

Led business development and strategic growth initiatives for Cisco’s Lancope division driving its landmark acquisition. Drove partnerships, market expansion, and deal strategy that positioned Lancope for its $452M acquisition by Cisco.

Key contributions included guiding the turnaround and integration strategy, aligning product-market fit with Cisco’s global security portfolio, and securing strategic partnerships that accelerated growth and enterprise adoption. Served as a key contributor in the acquisition process, helping deliver a successful exit and value creation for stakeholders.

Vice President Of Business Development (Lancope Division)

Served as Senior Advisor on cybersecurity strategy and M&A, focused on strengthening Cisco’s security portfolio through acquisitions and partnerships. Provided market intelligence, deal sourcing, and strategic guidance across the aerospace and defense sectors, helping shape Cisco’s early positioning in national security and critical infrastructure markets.

Core Focus Areas:
	•	Cybersecurity M&A Strategy & Target 
               Identification
	•	Aerospace & Defense Market Analysis
	•	Federal & Critical Infrastructure Security

Senior Advisor-Cybersecurity

Led Cisco’s National Security Region, overseeing a $300M+ business within the company’s $7B Public Sector division (#1 US Public Sector). Directed strategy, sales, and customer engagement across U.S. national security, defense, and intelligence agencies.

Key Contributions:
	•	Drove growth and client success
               across defense and aerospace sectors.
	•	Managed strategic accounts in 
               national security and federal government.
	•	Positioned Cisco as a trusted 
               technology partner for mission-
               critical systems.

Region Manager, National Security Region

Specialist supporting Cisco’s federal security business, working directly with CISOs and senior security leaders across U.S. government agencies. Focused on expanding adoption of Cisco’s cybersecurity solutions within federal environments, laying the groundwork for broader national security and defense engagement.

Highlights:
	•	Built trusted relationships with federal CISOs and IT leadership.
	•	Supported adoption of Cisco’s security architecture within critical government systems.
	•	Developed expertise in federal cybersecurity requirements, later leveraged in M&A and strategy roles.

Product Sales Specialist, U.S. Federal Security

Oracle

Led Oracle’s North Eastern U.S. region, managing strategic relationships with CEOs and Founders of Oracle Partner companies exceeding $500M in revenue. Drove growth through partner development, joint go-to-market initiatives, and executive alignment.

Key Achievements:
	•	Ranked #2 globally in performance across Oracle partner management.
	•	Built and managed executive-level relationships across enterprise software and systems integrators.
	•	Helped expand Oracle’s footprint in high-value markets through C-suite engagement and strategic partnerships.

Manager, North Eastern US

Symantec

Directed Symantec’s U.S. Federal business, managing relationships across national security, defense, and civilian agencies. Oversaw sales strategy, customer engagement, and partnerships that positioned Symantec as a trusted provider of cybersecurity solutions within government.

Key Contribution:
	•	Played a role in the acquisition and federal integration of WholeSecurity, expanding Symantec’s security portfolio for government clients.

Region Manager, US Federal

Thales Cybersecurity Products

Led regional operations for Rainbow Technologies, a pioneer in PKI, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and cryptography. Managed government and enterprise accounts across the Eastern U.S., delivering advanced security solutions at a critical time in national security.

Key Context & Contributions:
	•	Supported federal and enterprise clients during the post-9/11 surge in cybersecurity demand.
	•	Expanded adoption of encryption and identity solutions across high-security environments.
	•	Built expertise in cryptography and authentication that informed later federal and M&A leadership roles.

Region Manager, Eastern US (Rainbow Technologies Acqusition)

MeasuredRisk Founder, CEO. AI Pioneer. Futurist. Divergent Thinker. SCRM / TPRM / Cybersecurity Solutions Architect.

I operate at the intersection of technology, capital, and strategy — enabling clarity, foresight, and trusted connections for leaders at the highest levels of government and industry worldwide.

Over two decades, I’ve contributed to billion-dollar outcomes in national security and technology, and advised senior decision-makers across sectors. My work today focuses on helping global leaders anticipate risk, harness AI for transformation, and build the partnerships that shape long-term success.

What distinguishes my approach is not just delivering solutions, but uniting foresight, strategy, and networks to protect and grow legacies across generations and industries.

Tom Albert

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.
The world is getting more complex, not less.

Yesterday at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation  Business Risk Intelligence Forum, this theme kept hitting me.
Disruption is speeding up.
The threat surface is expanding.
And leadership is becoming an exercise in anticipation—not reaction.

Here’s what I learned:

• 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀
You can’t operate globally without understanding how power is shifting.

• 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸
It’s no longer optional—leaders must know what it enables and what it endangers.

• 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆
Resilience is a board-level mandate, not an IT discussion.

• 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿
Trust, access, and verification now determine operational integrity.

• 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲
No business thrives in isolation anymore.

If 2025 was the warm-up, 2026 is the pressure test.

The leaders who win won’t be the ones who predict the future—
but the ones prepared for the one that arrives.

#riskmanagement #ai #geopolitics

CEO, MeasuredRisk (AI Supply Chain Intelligence) | Founder, Polaris M&A | Founder, Astoro (Strategic Access & Influence) | Architect of $452M Cisco Exit | MindShare DC

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Modeling supply chain disruption scenarios from my phone while out on a Saturday ✅  

MeasuredRisk M5 is here.  

#measuredrisk #innovation #SCRM

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁.
The battlefield is shifting from lines and lanes to uncertainty itself.

The Pentagon’s consolidation into six Critical Technology Areas made one thing unmistakably clear:
Sustainment in denied, degraded, and disrupted environments is now a primary theater of competition.
If you can’t move, supply, repair, or adapt under pressure—nothing else matters.

Here’s what I learned:

• 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗿𝗮
Convoys and hubs are now targets, not assumptions.

• 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
You must foresee disruption, not calculate it after it hits.

• 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝘃𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿
Material sources, partners, routes, and maintenance chains all carry strategic weight.

• 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
The pace of sustainment must match the pace of threat.

• 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲
If trust breaks, logistics breaks—instantly.

• 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
Static dashboards belong to the previous era.

Contested logistics isn’t a buzzword or a funding theme.
It’s the defining question for 2026 and beyond:

Can you sustain advantage when the environment is actively trying to take it away?

#nationalsecurity #contestedlogistics #defenseinnovation

For the past few months I’ve had the honor of working with an executive coach Eric Wojtkun.  His background is perfect for entrepreneurs that are in high stakes endeavors, former FBI leader and highly knowledgeable about working in dynamic team environments.  If you are open to being coached (which we all should be!), I highly recommend getting in touch with Eric.  He’s a great human being, and has a ton of experience getting leaders to the next level.  He’s also a lot of fun to work with, really stretches your thinking and puts his heart into helping you obtain results! 

#executivecoaching #leadership #professionaldevelopment

Where National Security Principles Meet Business Performance | Former FBI & U.S. Army Leader | Strategic Operations & Leadership Systems Expert

To obtain success in life: personal, business and spiritual we must work, sweat and do. We'll slip and fall from time to time, but as long as we keep getting up again with a lesson to apply we will succeed in our goals. 

Learning comes from books; penetration of a mystery comes from suffering."
Venerable Servant of God Fulton J. Sheen
From-The Wisdom of Fulton Sheen

Unlock Supply Chain Clarity: Meet MeasuredRisk's M5’s Geopolitical Risk Scanner

Supply chain leaders, it’s time to see the risks hiding in plain sight. With our new M5 Quick Supplier Lookup, you get instant visibility on geopolitical risk scores, concentration exposure, and critical insights—so you make smarter decisions before disruption hits. Single-country dependencies? Red flags detected. Discover risk before it becomes a headline; get the edge with AI-powered intelligence.

#SupplyChainRisk #SCRM #GeopoliticalRisk #AIPowered #MeasuredRisk #M5Platform #RiskIntelligence #Logistics #Resilience

The World Economic Forum just underscored what many supply chain leaders are learning the hard way: traditional supply chains built on rigid, linear models are collapsing under the weight of geopolitical instability, tariffs, climate disruptions, and rapid technological change.

Organizations are racing toward autonomous orchestration—AI-powered systems that can detect threats, analyze impact, and execute responses before disruptions hit. By 2030, Gartner projects that half of all supply chain management solutions will use agentic AI to autonomously execute decisions.
But here's the critical gap: autonomous orchestration only works if you're feeding these systems real-time, contextual risk intelligence about your suppliers and their suppliers.

The WEF article makes it clear—supply chain resilience depends on integrating "unstructured supply chain risk and disruption data like port congestion or natural disasters" alongside supplier health, geopolitical events, and financial risk signals. Without this continuous flow of external risk intelligence, even the most sophisticated AI agents are operating blind.

The problem? Most organizations still treat supplier risk as a compliance checkbox—annual reviews, static assessments, outdated certifications. Meanwhile, their suppliers are facing cyber breaches, financial distress, customs detentions, and operational failures that AI systems never see coming because the data isn't flowing in real time.

This is exactly why solutions like MeasuredRisk are no longer optional—they're foundational infrastructure. You can't orchestrate what you can't see, and you can't automate decisions around risks you don't know exist. Real-time, cyber-enabled risk intelligence about third parties turns supply chain orchestration from theoretical to operational, ensuring AI agents have the contextual awareness they need to actually protect your operations.

The transition to autonomous supply chains is happening now. The question isn't whether to invest in orchestration—it's whether you're equipping those systems with the real-time supplier risk intelligence they need to actually work.

What's your organization doing to close this gap?

#supplychainriskmanagement #supplychainriskintelligence #agenticai #autonomoussupplychains

Open article: Autonomous orchestration key to supply chain management by weforum.org

Autonomous orchestration key to supply chain management

Albert Evans provides insight on "What" organizations can do to protect themselves in light of the Anthropic news.  Nicely done and well articulated.

#Anthropic just documented GTG-1002, the first large-scale autonomous AI cyberattack. A Chinese state-sponsored group used manipulated Claude Code to execute 80-90% of tactical operations autonomously across 30+ targets. The AI conducted reconnaissance, exploitation, credential harvesting, lateral movement, and exfiltration. Human operators set strategic goals. The AI executed everything else at machine speed.

The problem this creates for your teams:

They’re drowning. Your defenders operate at human speed against adversaries operating at machine speed. GTG-1002 collapsed discovery, validation, and exploitation into a single continuous loop. By the time your analyst receives the first alert, the autonomous agent has already achieved lateral movement. The traditional breakout time (48 minutes) no longer exists.

Why this matters for people, not just technology:

As Marcus Aurelius taught, discipline in crisis comes from clarity about what you control. You cannot control the adversary’s tempo. You can control your architecture. Technology must serve Process, which serves People. Right now, your defensive stack requires human judgment at every tactical decision point while the adversary removes humans from their tactical loop entirely.

Here’s the path forward, grounded in evidence:

• Govern non-human identities as the primary battleground. GTG-1002’s lateral movement was autonomous credential harvesting across service accounts, API tokens, and machine identities. Apply OWASP NHI Top 10 controls: lifecycle management, secret rotation, privilege minimization, and token anomaly detection.

• Leverage UEBA’s entity capabilities in your ITDR. The “E” in User and Entity Behavior Analytics is critical. It baselines machine identity behavior (service accounts, API tokens, CI/CD pipelines), not just human behavior. GTG-1002’s enumeration is an entity anomaly: a service account suddenly accessing 200 endpoints at 50 requests/second.

• Deploy autonomous containment with human governance. Autonomous Defensive AI with pre-authorized response authorities: detect anomalous enumeration, automatically revoke tokens, isolate the identity, trigger step-up authentication, then notify analysts. Humans review post-facto, not pre-action. This aligns with the adversary’s model: humans govern strategy, while AI executes tactics.

• Use AI-powered deception as machine-speed tripwires. Autonomous recon agents systematically enumerate every discovered service. They will touch high-fidelity honeypots, providing you with immediate, high-confidence detection, along with attribution and TTP maps.

• Automate exposure reduction. CTEM identifies what’s exploitable. Add automated containment triggers: micro-segmentation, credential rotation, service isolation. Don’t wait for prioritization meetings.

Technology leadership means building systems that serve those who serve the mission.

#AISecurity #AgenticAI #CyberSecurity #OffensiveAI #CISO #CIO

Disrupting the AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign

I often wonder, who is today's Steve Jobs?  

#innovation #entrepreneurship #potential

Most people give up on people too soon 💡

Someone once asked Steve Jobs what he’d learned at Apple.

He paused, smiled, and said, “I now take a longer-term view on people.”

Early in his career, he moved fast.
If someone wasn’t performing, he’d replace them. Hire better. Move on.

But over time, he learned that the best people don’t always look like it at first.
They make mistakes. They grow slowly. They test your patience.

And yet, given time, they compound.

Naval said it best — “Play long-term games with long-term people.”

That’s what real leadership is about.
Not firing fast. Not chasing talent.
But creating the space for people to grow into their potential.

What’s one person you’re glad you didn’t give up on?

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The next era of AI just arrived — and it’s no longer trapped behind a screen.

We’re moving from digital prompts to physical reality.

This changes everything.

Because the moment AI can turn an idea into an actual product — sourcing it, building it, shipping it — the real battleground becomes:

Logistics. Supply chain. Manufacturing.
The invisible superhighway behind every breakthrough.

And when that infrastructure becomes AI-native?

You get the first real democratization of creativity in human history.

Anyone with an idea suddenly has a factory.
A global supply chain.
A manufacturing line.
A launchpad.

From prompt → prototype.
From prompt → product.
From prompt → spaceship.

This isn’t the “future.”
This is the new operating system for civilization.

Buckle up.

#measuredrisk #AI #Innovation #Futurism

🚨 BREAKING

Jeff Bezos just launched a new AI company and it has already raised $6.2B in stealth.

It is called Project Prometheus, and Bezos is co-CEO with Vik Bajaj. The focus is simple:
▫️ AI-driven manufacturing
▫️ new materials
▫️ support for Blue Origin’s rocket operations

This comes right after Blue Origin landed New Glenn for the first time.

AI is moving fast into the physical world.

What part of this surprises you most?

𝗔𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲.
That’s the quiet truth shaping the next decade.

The OECD’s latest analysis reads less like an economics paper and more like a geopolitical map.
Compute capacity, power grids, chip supply chains, and data-center corridors are emerging as strategic assets — the new deepwater ports and oil fields of the AI era.

Here’s what stood out:

• 𝗔𝗶 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿
Nations with chips, fabs, and energy resilience will shape global capability — everyone else will rent it.

• 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸
A handful of firms and regions now anchor the world’s AI throughput.
That’s not just economic leverage — it’s geopolitical leverage.

• 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗺
Lithography tools, rare-earths, cooling systems, and grid stability are becoming national priorities.

• 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 — 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆
Without energy, land, water, and silicon, even the best AI is theory, not capability.

• 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽
Governments are finally treating AI infrastructure the way they treat aviation, shipping, and nuclear power: as a national competitive advantage.

The next frontier of AI isn’t just intelligence — it’s industrial strength.
Whoever secures the foundations will write the rules for everyone else.

#geopolitics #aiinfrastructure #globalsupplychains

Open article: Overview of the AI supply chain: Competition in artificial intelligence infrastructure by oecd.org

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