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Bryon Kroger (he/him)

Founder & CEO, Rise8

Bryon Kroger is the Founder and CEO of Rise8, spearheading initiatives to deliver software solutions 25x faster than traditional methods. A former US Air Force targeteer with firsthand experience of the devastating impact inadequate software has on mission success, Bryon co-founded Kessel Run, the US DOD’s first software factory, where he pioneered the first continuous Authority to Operate (cATO). Today Bryon is the leading expert on cATO and the bureaucracy hacking necessary to continuously deliver valuable software users love.

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Delivering

When your software absolutely cannot fail

"Software" is a broad category. The calculator on your phone operates very differently from global, complex systems like online maps, cloud computing, or malware defense. If the calculator stops working, or gives a wrong result, it's unlikely to spell disaster or cost lives; yet many modern systems are not only complex, but central civilization as we know it. See More.