Zach Beecher

Zach Beecher is a nonresident senior fellow with GMF's Global Power Shifts team. He is part of the research staff supporting GMF's Defense Tech Task Force.

Beecher is also director of investment strategy on the Ventures and Tech Accelerator team at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he focuses on scaling defense and national security technologies from inception to impact. He brings a rare combination of operational military experience, deep defense-sector networks, and a track record of building venture portfolios at the intersection of technology and national security. Previously, he served as a partner at Scout Ventures, partner and head of growth at America's Frontier Fund, and principal at C5 Accelerate, where he built an early-stage portfolio spanning cyber, AI, and the space economy. A Ranger-qualified paratrooper and veteran of the 82nd Airborne Division, Beecher led combat logistics advisory for Iraqi forces during Operation Inherent Resolve and continues to serve as a reservist with Special Operations Command—firsthand experience that directly informs his commitment to technologies that matter. He holds a bachelor’s degree in national security policy from Princeton University, an MPhil from Cambridge, and a master’s degree from King's College London, where he was a Rotary Scholar. He serves on the boards of Operation Gratitude and the Mental Health Association of New Jersey.